The Iliad: Book VI Quiz

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Complete the quiz for Book VI of the Iliad
Anita Thomer
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Question 1

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The gods continue to take part in the battle in Book VI
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The Achaeans do not even stop to collect loot during this battle.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Who is Helenos?
Answer
  • a soothsayer
  • a warrior
  • a goddess
  • a messenger

Question 4

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Who returns to the temple of Athena to make an offering?
Answer
  • Hector
  • Agamemnon
  • Menelaus
  • Adrestus

Question 5

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Agamemnon orders Menelaus to kill this Trojan even though Menelaus had intended to spare him:
Answer
  • Adrestus
  • Hector
  • Paris
  • Astyanax

Question 6

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What do Glaukos and Diomedes exchange as a token of their fellowship?
Answer
  • armor
  • weapons
  • treasure
  • kind words

Question 7

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Whose armor is worth more?
Answer
  • Glaukos
  • Diomedes
  • Agamemnon
  • Menelaus

Question 8

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Who rebukes Paris for staying home with the women during the battle?
Answer
  • Hector
  • Hecuba
  • Diomedes
  • Andromache

Question 9

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Who does Hector find on the walls overlooking the battlefield?
Answer
  • Andromache and Astyanax
  • Paris and Helen
  • Hecuba and Paris
  • Andromache and Paris

Question 10

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Who pleads with Hector not to return to battle?
Answer
  • Andromache
  • Paris
  • Hecuba
  • Astyanax

Question 11

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Who killed Andromache's father?
Answer
  • Achilles
  • Agamemnon
  • Hector
  • Diomedes

Question 12

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Though Hector worries about the fate of his wife and son after he is dead and the city has been captured, he says:
Answer
  • a mortal cannot change the will of the gods
  • a man has to die to honor his wife
  • she can always get another husband
  • Paris would laugh at him if he didn't return to battle

Question 13

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Diomedes and Glaukos must maintain the bonds of friendship because:
Answer
  • their grandfathers were once friends
  • war is stressful and friends are helpful
  • they have been ordered to do so by the gods
  • their friends have all died in battle
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