Iliad Worksheet Agamemnon Andromache Aphrodite Ares Athena Cassandra Clytemnestra Diomedes Eris Hector Hecuba Helen Hermes Menelaus Neoptolemus Odysseus Paris Penelope Philocetes Polyxena Poseidon Priam Telemachus Thetis Zeus 1. This Trojan girl nearly married Achilles. _________________________ 2. This Greek took 20 years to return home from the Trojan War. _________________________ 3. This Greek hero actually fought the gods during the war. _________________________ 4. This Trojan woman was Hector’s wife. _________________________ 5. This is the messenger of the gods. _________________________ 6. This Greek was bitten by a poisonous snake. _________________________ 7. This Trojan was supposed to be put in the wilderness to die. _________________________ 8. This is the Greek goddess of wisdom and war. _________________________ 9. This Greek woman is Agamemnon’s wife. _________________________ 10. This was the greatest of the Trojan heroes. _________________________ 11. This Goddess was Achilles’ mother. _________________________ 12. Helen chose to marry this Greek hero. _________________________ 13. This is the Greek goddess of beauty. _________________________ 14. This Greek is Odysseus’ son. _________________________ 15. This is the queen of the Trojans. _________________________ 16. This is the Greek goddess of discord and chaos. _________________________ 17. This Greek is the most beautiful woman in the world. _________________________ 18. This Trojan priestess could see the future. _________________________ 19. This Greek god of the sea hated the Trojans. _________________________ 20. This was the leader of the Greek armies. _________________________ 21. This was the king of Troy. _________________________ 22. This was the supreme ruler of the Greek gods. _________________________ 23. This woman was Odysseus’ wife. _________________________ 24. This was the male Greek god of warfare. _________________________ 25. This was Achilles’ son who joined the war after he died. _________________________ 26. This was Odysseus’ home island. a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta 27. This was Menelaus’ home. a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta 28. The island where the Greeks assembled for war. a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta 29. The island of Nestor. a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta 30. This is the colony founded by Aeneas. a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta 31. Which of the following is not a Spartan? a. Tyndareus c. Clytemnestra e. Helen b. Agamemnon d. Penelope 32. What was the name of Achilles father? c. Tyndareus c. Calchas e. Ajax d. Nestor d. Peleus 33. Which of the following is a wise leader, similar to Odysseus? e. Tyndareus c. Calchas e. Ajax f. Nestor d. Peleus 34. Which of the following is the largest Greek warrior? g. Tyndareus c. Calchas e. Ajax h. Nestor d. Peleus 35. Which of the following forced all of the Greek kings to sign a contract? i. Tyndareus c. Calchas e. Ajax j. Nestor d. Peleus 36. Who was the son of Achilles? a. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus b. Hector d. Astyanax 37. Who wsa the son of Hector? c. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus d. Hector d. Astyanax 38. Who was the son of Priam? e. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus f. Hector d. Astyanax 39. Who was the son of Odysseus? g. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus h. Hector d. Astyanax 40. Which of the following had no son? i. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus j. Hector d. Astyanax 41. How was Achilles made nearly invulnerable? 42. Who was Aeneas’ mother? a. Helen b. Hecuba b. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite 43. Who was Iphigenia’s mother? c. Helen b. Hecuba d. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite 44. Who was Hector’s mother? e. Helen b. Hecuba f. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite 45. Who was Hermione’s mother? g. Helen b. Hecuba h. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite 46. Who was Aeneas’ mother? i. Helen b. Helen e. Hecuba j. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite 47. Which of the following people could not see the future? a. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. Helenus b. Calchas d. Lacoon 48. Which character could see the future, but would never be belived? c. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. Helenus d. Calchas d. Lacoon 49. Which character abandoned Troy and helped the Greeks? e. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. Helenus f. Calchas d. Lacoon 50. Which character kept giving Agamemnon bad prophesies? g. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. Helenus h. Calchas d. Lacoon 51. Which goddess offered to make Paris the greatest of heroes? a. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera b. Oenone e. Thetis 52. Which goddess offered to make Paris the King of Asia? c. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera d. Oenone e. Thetis 53. Which goddess offered to make give Paris the most beautiful woman? e. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera f. Oenone e. Thetis 54. Which goddess would give birth to a son much greater than his father? g. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera h. Oenone e. Thetis 55. Who was the nymph abandoned by Paris in favor of Helen? i. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera j. Oenone e. Thetis 56. Who came up with the idea for the Greeks to sign an oath not to harm Helen or her family? a. Calchas c. Agamemnon b. Odysseus d. Achilles 57. What does the word ‘Kallista’ mean in Greek? a. For the Fairest c. In the middle b. Machine of the God d. Pride 58. What does the word ‘Hubris’ mean in Greek? c. For the Fairest c. In the middle d. Machine of the God d. Pride 59. What does the word ‘In Media Res’ mean in Greek? e. For the Fairest c. In the middle f. Machine of the God d. Pride 60. What does the word ‘Deus ex Machina’ mean in Greek? g. For the Fairest c. In the middle h. Machine of the God d. Pride 61. How does Palamedes reveal that Odysseus is not really insane? a. Makes him think he’s being attacked. b. Throws a knife at him. b. Throws his son in front of an ox cart. d. Tries to get him to drink poison. 62. How does Achilles try to avoid the war? c. Goes to live with his mother b. Dresses up as a woman d. Tries to defect to Troy d. Pretends to be crippled 63. Which of the following Trojans survives the war? e. Antenor b. Deiphobus f. Hector d. Priam 64. Who told Agamemnon that his daughter had to be sacrificed to a goddess? A. Tiresias c. Nestor B. Odysseus d. Calchas 65. Which goddess had Agamemnon offended? a. Aphrodite c. Athena b. Artemis d. Hera 66. What message did he send to his wife? a. Iphigenia is getting married c. I miss my daughter b. Iphigenia is needed for a ritual d. Send my son, Orestes 67. What is the name of Agamemnon’s wife? a. Clytemnaestra c. Helen b. Leda d. Penelope 68. What is the name of the island where the Greek armies are assembling? a. Tenedos c. Rhodes b. Cyprus d. Aulis 69. What was in the second message he sent to his wife? a. Send Iphigenia immediately c. Do not come to the island. b. Come to the island yourself d. Bring Orestes to the island 70. Why didn’t the second message get to his wife? a. It was too late c. The messenger’s ship was wrecked. b. His brother got the message d. The messenger was lost 71. Who did the mother think was marrying Iphigenia? a. Achilles c. Diomedes b. Patroclus d. Odysseus 72. What is the name of the author of the play? a. Aeschylus c. Solon b. Euripides d. Sophocles 73. What decision does Achilles make after hearing of the plan to sacrifice Iphigenia? 74. Who did the author consider the ‘bad guy’ of the play? (Iphigenia) 75. What decision does Iphigenia make at the end of the story? 76. What did Agamemnon refuse to give to Chryses? a. Gold c. Jewels b. His daughter d. A statue 77. Chryses is a priest of which god? a. Apollo c. Athena b. Artemis d. Hera 78. How does this god punish the Greeks? 79. What is the name of the seer who explains what the problem is? a. Nestor c. Oraculas b. Tirius d. Calchas 80. What are the names of Achilles’ warriors? a. Danaans c. Sacred Band b. Hittites d. Myrmidons 81. Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon? a. Apollo c. Athena b. Artemis d. Hera 82. What happens when Agamemnon tells the soldiers that they are going home? 83. Who tells Zeus that he should prevent the Greeks from winning? a. Athena c. Thetis b. Hera d. Hephaestus 84. Who rallies the soldiers when they start to lose control? a. Diomedes c. Menelaus b. Odysseus d. Agamemnon 85. What does Agamemnon take from Achilles? 86. Which of the following IS NOT a compliment about Odysseus? a. He’s a great strategist c. He’s handsome b. He’s well spoken d. He’s a best friend 87. How did Agamemnon die? a. In battle c. Murdered by wife b. Shipwrecked d. Old age 88. Which of the following characters is an old man? a. Nestor c. Orestes b. Pisistratus d. Telemachus 89. Who wrote the Iliad & The Odyssey? 90. Who did Odysseus take with him to recover Philocetes? a. Diomedes c. Neoptolemus b. Agamemnon d. Achilles 91. When Paris challenges the Greeks to a duel, who accepts his challenge? a. Achilles c. Menelaus b. Agamemnon d. Odysseus 92. What does Paris do after the challenge is accepted? a. Puts his armor on c. Shoots at him with his bow b. Hides d. Asks for a different challenger 93. Who is the king of the Trojans? a. Hector c. Paris b.