- 1. Who is considered the central character of the Iliad?
A) Achilles
B) Agamemnon
C) Odysseus
D) Hector
- 2. Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
A) Homer
B) Euripides
C) Aristotle
D) Sophocles
- 3. In the Iliad, who is the king of Troy?
A) Paris
B) Menelaus
C) Agamemnon
D) Priam
- 4. The Trojan War began because of the abduction of which Spartan queen?
A) Helen
B) Penelope
C) Clytemnestra
D) Andromache
- 5. Who devised the Trojan Horse strategy in the Trojan War?
A) Ajax
B) Achilles
C) Hector
D) Odysseus
- 6. Which goddess aids Odysseus on his journey in the Odyssey?
A) Aphrodite
B) Artemis
C) Hera
D) Athena
- 7. What is the name of Odysseus' son?
A) Menelaus
B) Hector
C) Telemachus
D) Paris
- 8. Which creature does Odysseus blind in the Cyclops' cave?
A) Charybdis
B) Circe
C) Scylla
D) Polyphemus
- 9. Who is the nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for several years in the Odyssey?
A) Nausicaa
B) Penelope
C) Circe
D) Calypso
- 10. Who is the loyal swineherd who helps Odysseus upon his return in the Odyssey?
A) Eurymachus
B) Antinous
C) Eumaeus
D) Melanthius
- 11. What is the ultimate goal of Odysseus in the Odyssey?
A) To find the Golden Fleece
B) To return home to Ithaca
C) To reach the Underworld
D) To conquer Troy
- 12. Where is Achilles fatally wounded during the Trojan War?
A) Thigh
B) Forehead
C) Heel
D) Chest
- 13. In the Odyssey, which group of women attempt to marry Penelope against her will?
A) The suitors
B) The sirens
C) The furies
D) The nymphs
- 14. What is the name of Odysseus' faithful wife in the Odyssey?
A) Helen
B) Penelope
C) Calypso
D) Circe
- 15. Who is the sea monster that Odysseus encounters in the Odyssey?
A) Charybdis
B) Polyphemus
C) Scylla
D) Circe
- 16. Which deity plays a significant role in the 'Iliad' by favoring the Trojans?
A) Zeus
B) Apollo
C) Aphrodite
D) Athena
- 17. Who leads the Greeks in the Trojan War in the 'Iliad'?
A) Menelaus
B) Nestor
C) Agamemnon
D) Odysseus
- 18. What is the dangerous creature Odysseus encounters in the 'Odyssey' that lures sailors to their deaths?
A) Cyclops
B) Hydra
C) Chimera
D) Sirens
- 19. In 'The Iliad', who is killed by Achilles and dragged around the city of Troy?
A) Priam
B) Paris
C) Aeneas
D) Hector
- 20. In the 'Iliad', which god sides with the Trojans and plays a significant role in the war?
A) Poseidon
B) Apollo
C) Athena
D) Hermes
- 21. Who is the mother of Achilles in the 'Iliad'?
A) Aphrodite
B) Hecuba
C) Hera
D) Thetis
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