Black Ships Before Troy

Why were the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera arguing?

• Poseidon did not want them to attend the feast.
• Cassandra wanted to wear Aphrodite's tiara, but Athena and Hera wanted it.
• Eris delivered a golden apple which was "for the fairest," and all three goddesses wanted it.
• Hephaestus could not get the food on the table quickly enough.

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Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had?

• Athena, goddess of wisdom and war
• Eris, goddess of discord
• Hera, wife of Zeus
• Poseidon, god of the sea

Who is Paris?  

• the prince of Sparta, son of Andromeda and Ptolemais
• the servant to King Priam of Troy
• the prince of Troy; son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba
• son of Zeus and Hera

Why do you think Paris chose the goddess, Aphrodite, to have the golden apple?

• She promised him a wife as fair as she was.
• She said she would make him the smartest man in the world.
• She promised him that he would be the richest king in the world.
• She said that she could make him live forever.

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Why did Paris leave Troy to go to Sparta, across the Aegean Sea?

• He wanted to go on a long vacation.
• He was going to war against King Menelaus.
• He was on a trading expedition.
• He wanted to see Helen, the most beautiful woman, for himself.

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What caused King Menelaus to be angry when he returned from hunting?

• Paris and his ship's crew had left to travel on to Italy.
• Helen and Paris had gotten into a quarrel.
• Paris had convinced Helen to give him the golden apple.
• Paris had convinced Helen to leave with him.

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How did Aphrodite's promise to Paris come true?

• Paris and Aphrodite were planning to get married.
• Paris was killed in battle in Sparta.
• Helen turned Paris down, and he went back to Oenone.
• Paris and Helen fell in love and she left King Menelaus to go with Paris.

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Goddess of Discord

• Athena

• Aphrodite

• Eris

• Helen

King of Troy

• Hector

• Paris

• Priam

• Odysseus

High King of Greece; Menelaus's brother

• Achilles

• Agamemnon

• Nestor

• Odysseus