Which part of the Trojan Cycle story is covered by the poem Iliad?

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When analyzing what portion of the Trojan Cycle the Iliad covers, we need to match the poem's focus with the timeline and events it presents.
Option A states the deaths of the major heroes on either side, Achilles and Hector. While Hector dies in the Iliad, the deaths of major heroes and the broader succession of fatalities span more than the Iliad itself, and this framing omits the central interpersonal quarrel that drives much of the narrative. Therefore this option overstates the scope of Iliad's coverage.
Option B mentions the Trojan Horse strategy and the final defeat of the Trojans by the Greek coalition. That sequence occurs later in the Cycle, culminating in the fall of Troy, which is depicted in other works such as the Aeneid and later adaptations, not in the Iliad. Hence this is not the portion Iliad covers.
Option C claims the entire war from its origins (the Judgment of Paris) through the sack of the city. This is incorrect because the Iliad begins after the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon and the withdrawal from battle, not at the very start of the war, and it ends before the sack of Troy occurs.
Option D describes a few weeks near the end of the war during which Achilles and Agamemnon quarrel and Achilles withdraws from battle in protest. This precisely matches the Iliad’s central focus: the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon, the resulting withdrawal from combat, and the ensuing events within that short period.
Thus, Option D is the correct characterization of the Iliad’s scope, while A, B, and C each misplace or overextend the poem’s temporal and thematic coverage. The key nuance is recognizing that the Iliad centers on the quarrel and its immediate consequences rather than the entire arc of the war or its concluding actions.

CLAS 2220 AU2025 (16301) Quiz 8 (Oct 20-24)

Which part of the Trojan Cycle story is covered by the poem Iliad?

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