History Part 1 and Gods / Goddesses

The Trojan War was fought between the Trojans and the _____________________.

• Romans 
• Carthagenians 
• Greeks 

When Peleus and Thetis were getting married, who did they NOT invite ?

• Zeus, king of the gods 
• Eris, goddess of discord 
• Hermes, messenger of the gods 
• Hera, queen of the gods 

What did Eris throw into the wedding ? 

• Rice 
• An arrow 
• A discus 
• A golden apple 

Which goddesses were fighting over the golden apple?

• Demeter, Hestia, Artemis (Ceres, Vesta, Diana)

• Hera, Aphrodite, Athena (Juno, Venus, Minerva)

Who is Aeneas ? 

• escaped from Troy, destined to find a new city 
• best of the Greek warriors 
• fell in love with Helen 
• first king of Rome 

Who did Zeus pick to judge which goddess is the most beautiful ?

• Aeneas 
• Paris 
• Achilles 
• Menelaus 

What did the Greeks say was the reason that they built the horse and left it on the beach ? 

• It was a gift to the goddess Athena. 
• It was to appease the god of the winds. 

Who was considered the best of the Greek warriors ? 

• Romulus 
• Aeneas 
• Hector 
• Achilles 

The _________________ is the epic poem written by Homer, which tells the story of the Trojan War. 

• The Odyssey 
• The Aeneid 
• The Iliad 
• Cambridge Latin Unit 1

What is the traditional founding date of Rome ? 

• 1184 BCE
• March 15, 44 BCE
• June 27, 1968
• April 21, 753 BCE