Trojan War and Odyssey Quiz

A _______ was the basic Greek soldier armed with a spear and a shield.

• trojan

• achilles

• trireme

• hoplite

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Hoplites could from a shield wall or "______" with their large shields.

• phalanx

• group hug

• hubris

• dilemma

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The Trojan Horse was...

• a ship used by the Greeks to trade and fight

• Odysseus' trick to get the Greeks past the walls of Troy

• a servant of Poseidon who protected the Trojans from the Greeks

• Paris's war horse

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Which two gods build the walls of Troy?

• Athena and Poseidon

• Apollo and Poseidon

• Zeus and Athena

• Artemis and Apollo

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By purifying him with holy fire, Thetis made her son Achilles invulnerable except for his...

• armpit

• head

• heel

• groin

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Fill in the Blank: The ancient Greeks used a kind of boat called a _______ to fight wars and trade goods.

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The ancient Greeks practiced _____, a ritual hospitality when strangers visited their homes.

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The Olympian gods indirectly cause the Trojan War because they decide not to invite ____, the Goddess of Discord, to the wedding of Thetis.

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The goddesses Aphrodite, Hera and ______ fought over which of them deserved the Golden Apple of Discord.

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For choosing her to receive the Apple of Discord, Aphrodite awarded Paris the most beautiful woman in the world, _____, but she was already married to Menelaus, the King of Sparta.

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