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Achilles' heel - Quiz
Contributed by: Ogden
  • 1. What does the expression 'Achilles' heel' signify?
A) A weakness despite overall strength
B) A legendary weapon used in battle
C) A physical injury to the foot
D) A character trait of Hector
  • 2. Where does the death of Achilles occur in Homer's Iliad?
A) In the final chapter
B) It does not occur in the Iliad
C) During the duel with Paris
D) At the gates of Troy
  • 3. Who predicted the death of Achilles in the Iliad?
A) Thetis
B) Paris
C) Peleus
D) Hector
  • 4. What is suggested as a reason for the Iliad suppressing the myth of Achilles' death?
A) To hide the role of the gods
B) To make the story shorter
C) To protect the reputation of Paris
D) To emphasize human mortality
  • 5. Who shot the arrow that killed Achilles?
A) Peleus
B) Hector
C) Apollo
D) Paris
  • 6. What substance might have been on the arrow that killed Achilles?
A) Fire
B) Poison
C) Ambrosia
D) River water
  • 7. How did Thetis attempt to make Achilles immortal in the hearth fire myth?
A) By feeding him ambrosia
B) By burning away his mortality
C) By using a magic spell
D) By dipping him in oil
  • 8. Why was the ritual in the hearth fire left incomplete?
A) Peleus interrupted the ritual
B) Achilles refused to stay in the fire
C) Thetis forgot the spell
D) The hearth went out
  • 9. According to the river Styx myth, how did Thetis hold Achilles?
A) By his ankle
B) By his arm
C) By his torso
D) By his heel
  • 10. Which part of the body is referred to as the 'talus' in research regarding the myth?
A) The astragalos
B) The soleus
C) The calf muscle
D) The Achilles tendon
  • 11. When does the idiomatic use of 'Achilles' heel' date to?
A) 1840
B) Ancient Greek times
C) 1693
D) 1810
  • 12. Who used the expression 'Ireland, that vulnerable heel of the British Achilles!'?
A) Homer
B) Philip Verheyen
C) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D) Paris
  • 13. Which muscles are connected by the Achilles tendon?
A) Gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris
B) Biceps and triceps
C) Quadriceps and hamstrings
D) Femur and tibia
  • 14. Who wrote the oldest-known written record of the name 'Achilles tendon'?
A) Philip Verheyen
B) Thetis
C) Homer
D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • 15. In what year did Philip Verheyen record the name 'cord of Achilles'?
A) 1750
B) 1810
C) 1693
D) 1840
  • 16. Why would an injury to the Achilles tendon be unlikely to be fatal without poison?
A) Tendons are avascular
B) The tendon is protected by bone
C) The tendon has no nerve endings
D) The tendon is too thick
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