Black Ships Before Troy, ch.1-4

What was Calchas’ role with the Greeks?

• He was an adviser to Agamemnon

• He was a messenger

• He was a healer

• He was a soothsayer

Who says “Short life and long fame for me”?

• Ajax

• Achilles

• Diomedes

• Menelaus

Achilles and Patroclus were trained by who?

• Heracles

• Philoctetes

• Agamemnon

• Chiron

The Trojan War lasted approximately ___ years.

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 12

Who was Helen's husband?

• Paris
• Hector
• Agamemnon
• Menelaus

Who is Achilles?

• The greatest historian in the world who fought against the Trojans

• The greatest philosopher in the world who fought against the Trojans

• The greatest Greek warrior in the world who fought against the Trojans

• The greatest king in the world who fought against the Trojans

Besides being a demigod, why else was Achilles part immortal?

• His mom, Thetis, dipped him into the river Styx.

• His dad, King Peleus, was immortal.

Which god did the priest who Agamemnon insulted worship?

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Hades

• Poseidon

When Achilles asks why Apollo is angry, how does Calchas, the seer, respond?

• Apollo is angry that the Greeks have not overrun Troy and looted it.

• Apollo is angry that Agamemnon has allowed the Trojans to win so many battles.

• Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest by refusing to return the priest's daughter, Chryseis.

• Apollo is angry that Achilles has not slain Agamemnon yet.

After Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis to stop the plague upon the Greek camp, what does Agamemnon do to Achilles that makes Achilles angry?

• Agamemnon takes a lady, Briseis, from Achilles

• Agamemnon takes a sword from Achilles

• Agamemnon takes the throne from Achilles

• Agamemnon takes the army from Achilles