What Tales Tell: Apple of Discord

"Lofty Olympians" is what Eris calls

• the athletes on Mount Olympus.

• anyone who believes she is not a goddess.

• the gods and goddesses who exclude her.

• mortals who think they are immortal.

Where does Eris go "uninvited"?

• to the sea queen's wedding

• to Mount Olympus

• to an apple orchard

• to visit Aphrodite

The line "goddess-strewn lawn" is an example of

• double meaning.

• humor and exaggeration.

• a theme in the poem.

• a refrain in the poem.

What is Eris's "wedding surprise"?

• a bull on an alter

• a gold apple inscribed "for the fairest"

• a gift to her from Hera and Athena

• a rope for tugging and pulling

What does the word "commotion" mean in line 19 mean?

• a small, quite disagreement

• a battle using weapons

• a loud and noticeable quarrel

• a kind of wedding dance

Who are "Earth's glorious sons" in the poem?

• the lesser immortals, like Eris

• the brave, innocent heroes

• the ones who let Troy burn

• the guilty ones

Which effect do the words "squabble" and "tugging and pulling" NOT have in the poem?

• The words make the goddesses seem like children.

• The words create a childish, bickering tone.

• The words help readers see how the goddesses are behaving.

• The words show the goddesses as dignified and important.

Who are "they who destroy" in the poem?

• all mortals and immortals

• the goddesses Hera, Athena, and vain Aphrodite

• Eris and the lesser immortals

• all the wedding guests

The poet writes the poem

• to make the myth seem very important.

• to explain all the events of The Illiad.

• to show Eris's point of view.

• to explain all gods and goddesses.

Which lines most clearly show that the poem is a parody?

• "So I came, uninvited, / to the sea queen's wedding"

• "far out on the spreading/ goddess-strewn lawn"

• "To their lasting shame,/they let Troy burn.

• "they who destroy,/who sacrifice heroes."