The Iliad: Book 21 Quiz

Question 1 of 25

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Achilles pursues the Trojans to ( the ford of the river Xanthus, the top of the mountain Xanadu, the end of the stream Xarkus, the mouth of the river Xinghua ). The Trojan force has split in half: one group runs back to Troy, while the other group tries to ( cross the river to escape Achilles, stay and fight Achilles, reason with Achilles, beg Achilles for mercy ).

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Question 2 of 25

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The scared Trojans are described as being like ( locusts fleeing a fire, mice scattering in a fire, hens running around without their heads, cats fleeing the water ).

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Question 3 of 25

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Achilles rushes into the water, ( slaughtering many Trojans in the river, wounding many Trojans along the way, and the waters immediately calm him, but his armor slows him down ). Achilles grows so tired from killing Trojans that he ( takes twelve young Trojans alive, returns to his blanket and his tent, lets several Trojans escape, falls asleep and nearly drowns ).

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Question 4 of 25

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Achilles also comes across Priam’s son Lycaon, who Achilles had previously ( captured and sold into slavery, wounded in battle, become friends with, given a golden amulet ).

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Question 5 of 25

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Lycaon managed to return back to Troy, and had only been home for ( twelve days, sixteen years, fourteen days, twelve months ) before running into Achilles again. Achilles, with irony, calls Lycaon’s return from slavery ( a miracle, a bit of bad luck, a foolish thing, a great fortune ).

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Question 6 of 25

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Lycaon begs for his life again, but Achilles has no mercy, saying, “Come, friend, you ( too must die. Why moan about it so?, know I'm not actually going to kill you., let us leave this war together!, are making yourself look foolish! )” Achilles ( kills, embraces, spares, wounds ) Lycaon.

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Question 7 of 25

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( Achilles, Agamemnon, Apollo, Archimedes ) continues killing Trojans in the river, clogging the stream with blood and bodies.

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Question 8 of 25

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Xanthus, the god of the river, takes the form of a man and asks Achilles ( to stop killing Trojans in the river, to spare the good Trojans' lives, make a sacrifice to him or pay the toll, to clean up the mess he has made ).

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Question 9 of 25

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Achilles agrees to ( stop fighting in the river, keep the noise down, try to spill less blood, make a sacrifice to Xanthus ), but not to stop killing Trojans.

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Question 10 of 25

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Xanthus, angered by Achilles’ resistance, ( calls on Apollo for help, turns Achilles into a fish, promises to help the Trojans, turns the river bright green ). Achilles is enraged by Xanthus’ interference and plunges into the river ( to kill more Trojans, to drown himself, to fight the river god, to scream and cry ).

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Question 11 of 25

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Xanthus ( flings the corpses out of his river, calls Achilles bad names, continues to beg Apollo for help, looks on helplessly ) while saving the Trojans still living.

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Question 12 of 25

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Achilles begins to fight the river, and Xanthus ( creates enormous waves to drown Achilles, sends huge fish to do battle, turns the river to a thick sludge, leaves him having been defeated ).

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Question 13 of 25

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Achilles runs ever higher up the embankment, trying to escape the river, but Xanthus ( nearly pulls him down to his death, kills him anyway, causes the embankment to crumble, is finally heard by Apollo ).

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Question 14 of 25

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Poseidon and Athena reassure Achilles. They tell him that he must ( keep fighting until he kills Hector, defeat Xanthus to win the war, remember the Alamo, make an appearance as a warrior ), and that afterward he must ( return to the ships, return to his tent, return the armor he was given, allow Xanthus to drown him ).

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Question 15 of 25

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Xanthus calls to the river Simois to help him drown Achilles, but Hera intervenes, calling her son Hephaestus to ( battle the river with his fire, turn the river to ice, give Achilles the gills of a fish, distract Xanthus ).

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Question 16 of 25

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The gods begin to fight among themselves. Ares charges Athena, but Athena quickly ( beats down his challenge, dodges him and disappears, calls for reinforcements, turns into a fiery lizard ), striking him with ( a stone, her tail, a golden hammer, lightning ).

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Question 17 of 25

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Athena then attacks Aphrodite, who ( retreats immediately alongside Ares, hurls a thunderbolt at her, fights like an enraged lion, wounds her in the knee ).

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Question 18 of 25

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Poseidon tries to goad Apollo into battle, but Apollo refuses to fight, insisting that ( he will not fight over mortals, it wouldn't be a fair fight, he is tired after the long war, he doesn't like war ).

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Question 19 of 25

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Apollo’s sister Artemis calls him a coward, and Hera, overhearing Artemis’ taunt, ( boxes the goddess’ ears, banishes her to the underworld, turns the goddess into a snake, kicks the goddess in the shins ).

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Question 20 of 25

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Artemis and her mother Leto withdraw from the battle, and Artemis complains to Zeus about ( her harsh treatment from Hera, being turned into a snake, not having more chances to fight, how her hair looks that morning ).

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Question 21 of 25

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Priam watches the carnage wrought by Achilles from the gates of Troy. He orders that ( the Trojan gates be opened, everyone leave Troy and join the battle, Troy surrender, the Trojan armies fight better ) in order to ( let the routed troops back into the city, spare the city, allow the Achaeans to overrun them all, fool the Achaeans ).

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Question 22 of 25

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Apollo puts ( courage, foolishness, pride, anger ) into the heart of the Trojan prince Agenor.

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Question 23 of 25

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Agenor stands against Achilles but cannot ( pierce his godly armor, cut off his head, stay alive, remain courageous ).

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Question 24 of 25

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When Achilles attacks, Apollo ( lifts Agenor to safety, turns him into a bird, smites him, lets Agenor die ) and takes his place.

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Question 25 of 25

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Apollo ( runs from Achilles, summons a giant sky monster, fills the air with smoke, points over Achilles' shoulder ), creating a decoy that allows other Trojans to escape.

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The Iliad: Book 21 Quiz

Question 1 of 25

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Question 2 of 25

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The scared Trojans are described as being like locusts fleeing a fire mice scattering in a fire hens running around without their heads cats fleeing the water( locusts fleeing a fire, mice scattering in a fire, hens running around without their heads, cats fleeing the water ).

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Question 4 of 25

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Achilles also comes across Priam’s son Lycaon, who Achilles had previously captured and sold into slavery wounded in battle become friends with given a golden amulet( captured and sold into slavery, wounded in battle, become friends with, given a golden amulet ).

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Question 7 of 25

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Achilles Agamemnon Apollo Archimedes( Achilles, Agamemnon, Apollo, Archimedes ) continues killing Trojans in the river, clogging the stream with blood and bodies.

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Question 9 of 25

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Achilles agrees to stop fighting in the river keep the noise down try to spill less blood make a sacrifice to Xanthus( stop fighting in the river, keep the noise down, try to spill less blood, make a sacrifice to Xanthus ), but not to stop killing Trojans.

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Question 10 of 25

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Question 11 of 25

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Xanthus flings the corpses out of his river calls Achilles bad names continues to beg Apollo for help looks on helplessly( flings the corpses out of his river, calls Achilles bad names, continues to beg Apollo for help, looks on helplessly ) while saving the Trojans still living.

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Athena then attacks Aphrodite, who retreats immediately alongside Ares hurls a thunderbolt at her fights like an enraged lion wounds her in the knee( retreats immediately alongside Ares, hurls a thunderbolt at her, fights like an enraged lion, wounds her in the knee ).

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Question 22 of 25

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Apollo puts courage foolishness pride anger( courage, foolishness, pride, anger ) into the heart of the Trojan prince Agenor.

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Question 23 of 25

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Agenor stands against Achilles but cannot pierce his godly armor cut off his head stay alive remain courageous( pierce his godly armor, cut off his head, stay alive, remain courageous ).

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Question 24 of 25

The scared Trojans are described as being like ( locusts fleeing a fire, mice scattering in a fire, hens running around without their heads, cats fleeing the water ).

Achilles also comes across Priam’s son Lycaon, who Achilles had previously ( captured and sold into slavery, wounded in battle, become friends with, given a golden amulet ).

( Achilles, Agamemnon, Apollo, Archimedes ) continues killing Trojans in the river, clogging the stream with blood and bodies.

Achilles agrees to ( stop fighting in the river, keep the noise down, try to spill less blood, make a sacrifice to Xanthus ), but not to stop killing Trojans.

Xanthus ( flings the corpses out of his river, calls Achilles bad names, continues to beg Apollo for help, looks on helplessly ) while saving the Trojans still living.

Athena then attacks Aphrodite, who ( retreats immediately alongside Ares, hurls a thunderbolt at her, fights like an enraged lion, wounds her in the knee ).

Apollo puts ( courage, foolishness, pride, anger ) into the heart of the Trojan prince Agenor.

Agenor stands against Achilles but cannot ( pierce his godly armor, cut off his head, stay alive, remain courageous ).

When Achilles attacks, Apollo ( lifts Agenor to safety, turns him into a bird, smites him, lets Agenor die ) and takes his place.

Apollo ( runs from Achilles, summons a giant sky monster, fills the air with smoke, points over Achilles' shoulder ), creating a decoy that allows other Trojans to escape.