Core Curriculum 1.1
Classical Cultures

Self-Quiz on Books 20 and 21 of Homer's Iliad

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1. At the beginning of Book 20 Zeus calls a council of the gods and

commands them to stop interfering in the fate of mortals
explains the future fate of the Trojans and the Greeks
asks their advice on strategy
gives them permission to help either side in the war

2. When Apollo encourages the Trojan Aineias to fight Achilles, he reminds him that

Aineias is also the son of a goddess
Achilles is fated to die
Aineias has a patriotic duty to fight Achilles
Hektor has failed to kill Achilles

3. Duelling Achilles, Aineias is saved from death by Poseidon because

Poseidon has a grudge against Achilles
Poseidon wishes to thwart the will of Zeus
Zeus sends Poseidon a direct command
Aineias is fated to carry on the royal line of Troy after the war

4. Hektor, seeing his brother Polydoros killed by Achilles, rushes to fight Achilles. Then,

Achilles wounds Hektor in the arm
the Trojans hurriedly call a truce
Apollo wraps Hektor in a mist to protect him
Hektor wounds Achilles in the arm

5. Achilles' encounter with Lykaon, a son of Priam, is unusual because

Lykaon is nearly as strong as Achilles
Achilles has captured Lykaon before and sold him into slavery
Lykaon's family is quite wealthy
Lykaon is an heir to the throne of Troy

6. Achilles responds to the supplication of Lykaon by

telling him that others will die too, including Achilles himself
stating that he will no longer take Trojans alive as he did in the past
stabbing him in the neck and slinging him in the river Xanthos (Skamandros)
all of the above

7. In the midst of his killing rage, Achilles is almost defeated by

Apollo
Hektor
a batallion of elite Trojans
the waters of Skamandros

8. The river is finally defeated only by

a terrible fire sent by Hephaistos
the personal intervention of Zeus
the depletion of all its tributaries
the damming of the river by Hera and Athena

9. When the gods battle each other, Athena bashes

Apollo
Leto
Artemis
Ares and Aphrodite

10. To protect Troy, Apollo incites Agenor to fight Achilles. The fight ends when

Achilles kills Agenor
Agenor's courage fails and he runs away
Apollo wraps Agenor in mist and takes his place
Hera and Athena intervene to help Achilles

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