Quiz: Background of Greece and the Iliad

Question 1

invaded Greece around 1100 BC

Answer 1

Dorians

Question 2

lived on the island of Crete

Answer 2

Minoans

Question 3

traded with the Greeks after 800 BC

Answer 3

Phoenicians

Question 4

ruling group on the Greek mainland from 1600 BC - 1100 BC

Answer 4

Mycenaeans

Question 5

influenced the Greek world from 3000 BC - 1100 BC

Answer 5

Minoans

Question 6

Athens and Sparta

Answer 6

city-states

Question 7

Greeks used the written signs of these people to establish their alphabet

Answer 7

Phoenicians

Question 8

The Greeks established major colonies called ___ on ___, ___ and other areas throughout the ___.

Answer 8

city-states
Sicily
southern Italy
Mediterranean

Question 9

known for their defeat of Troy around 1250 BC

Answer 9

Mycenaeans

Question 10

polis

Answer 10

city-state

Question 11

What was the name of the festival that was held in honor of Zeus?

Answer 11

the Olympic Games

Question 12

The Iliad is what type of poem?

Answer 12

an epic poem

first folk, then became literary

Question 13

The Iliad takes place during what part of the Trojan war?

Answer 13

the last 2 months

Question 14

How many Greek ships were sent to fight Troy?

Answer 14

1,000

Question 15

How long did the Greek and Trojan War last?

Answer 15

10 years (according to legend)

Question 16

original husband of Helen

Answer 16

Menelaus

Question 17

sea goddess & mother of Achilles

Answer 17

Thetis

Question 18

goddess of love and beauty

Answer 18

Aphrodite

Question 19

a prince of Troy (originally a shepherd)

Answer 19

Paris

Question 20

goddess of wisdom and war

Answer 20

Athena

Question 21

ruler of the air

Answer 21

Zeus

Question 22

writer of The Iliad and The Odyssey

Answer 22

Homer

Question 23

Titan who took control and led the other Titans

Answer 23

Cronus

Question 24

most beautiful woman in the world

Answer 24

Helen

Question 25

wife of Zeus

Answer 25

Hera

Question 26

ruler of the dead and the underworld

Answer 26

Hades

Question 27

the archer god

Answer 27

Apollo

Question 28

the earth goddess or mother earth

Answer 28

Gaea

Question 29

high-king of Greece

Answer 29

Agamemnon

Question 30

Explain the story of how the Trojan war began including the story of the golden apple and the story of Paris.

Answer 30

prophecy (Paris= destruction of Troy)
shepherd raised him, not killed
golden apple story
competed in race (beat prince)
sentenced to death, but pardoned
accepted as prince & named Paris
Menelaus left for a funeral and Paris stole Helen and gold