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The Iliad: Book 21 Quiz

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Question 1

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

Question 2

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The scared Trojans are described as being like [blank_start]locusts fleeing a fire[blank_end].
Answer
  • locusts fleeing a fire
  • mice scattering in a fire
  • hens running around without their heads
  • cats fleeing the water

Question 3

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

Question 4

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Achilles also comes across Priam’s son Lycaon, who Achilles had previously [blank_start]captured and sold into slavery[blank_end].
Answer
  • captured and sold into slavery
  • wounded in battle
  • become friends with
  • given a golden amulet

Question 5

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

Question 6

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Lycaon begs for his life again, but Achilles has no mercy, saying, “Come, friend, you [blank_start]too must die. Why moan about it so?[blank_end]” Achilles [blank_start]kills[blank_end] Lycaon.
Answer
  • 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!
  • kills
  • embraces
  • spares
  • wounds

Question 7

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[blank_start]Achilles[blank_end] continues killing Trojans in the river, clogging the stream with blood and bodies.
Answer
  • Achilles
  • Agamemnon
  • Apollo
  • Archimedes

Question 8

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Xanthus, the god of the river, takes the form of a man and asks Achilles [blank_start]to stop killing Trojans in the river[blank_end].
Answer
  • 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

Question 9

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Achilles agrees to [blank_start]stop fighting in the river[blank_end], but not to stop killing Trojans.
Answer
  • stop fighting in the river
  • keep the noise down
  • try to spill less blood
  • make a sacrifice to Xanthus

Question 10

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

Question 11

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Xanthus [blank_start]flings the corpses out of his river[blank_end] while saving the Trojans still living.
Answer
  • flings the corpses out of his river
  • calls Achilles bad names
  • continues to beg Apollo for help
  • looks on helplessly

Question 12

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Achilles begins to fight the river, and Xanthus [blank_start]creates enormous waves to drown Achilles[blank_end].
Answer
  • creates enormous waves to drown Achilles
  • sends huge fish to do battle
  • turns the river to a thick sludge
  • leaves him having been defeated

Question 13

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Achilles runs ever higher up the embankment, trying to escape the river, but Xanthus [blank_start]nearly pulls him down to his death[blank_end].
Answer
  • nearly pulls him down to his death
  • kills him anyway
  • causes the embankment to crumble
  • is finally heard by Apollo

Question 14

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

Question 15

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Xanthus calls to the river Simois to help him drown Achilles, but Hera intervenes, calling her son Hephaestus to [blank_start]battle the river with his fire[blank_end].
Answer
  • battle the river with his fire
  • turn the river to ice
  • give Achilles the gills of a fish
  • distract Xanthus

Question 16

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

Question 17

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Athena then attacks Aphrodite, who [blank_start]retreats immediately alongside Ares[blank_end].
Answer
  • retreats immediately alongside Ares
  • hurls a thunderbolt at her
  • fights like an enraged lion
  • wounds her in the knee

Question 18

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Poseidon tries to goad Apollo into battle, but Apollo refuses to fight, insisting that [blank_start]he will not fight over mortals[blank_end].
Answer
  • 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

Question 19

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Apollo’s sister Artemis calls him a coward, and Hera, overhearing Artemis’ taunt, [blank_start]boxes the goddess’ ears[blank_end].
Answer
  • boxes the goddess’ ears
  • banishes her to the underworld
  • turns the goddess into a snake
  • kicks the goddess in the shins

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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Apollo puts [blank_start]courage[blank_end] into the heart of the Trojan prince Agenor.
Answer
  • courage
  • foolishness
  • pride
  • anger

Question 23

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Agenor stands against Achilles but cannot [blank_start]pierce his godly armor[blank_end].
Answer
  • pierce his godly armor
  • cut off his head
  • stay alive
  • remain courageous

Question 24

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When Achilles attacks, Apollo [blank_start]lifts Agenor to safety[blank_end] and takes his place.
Answer
  • lifts Agenor to safety
  • turns him into a bird
  • smites him
  • lets Agenor die

Question 25

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Apollo [blank_start]runs from Achilles[blank_end], creating a decoy that allows other Trojans to escape.
Answer
  • runs from Achilles
  • summons a giant sky monster
  • fills the air with smoke
  • points over Achilles' shoulder
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