Quiz on the Trojan War 1 HH

Who was the king of Troy when the Trojan War began?

• Priam

• Achilles

• Paris

• Hector

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which goddess cursed Cassandra, causing her prophecies to never be believed?

• Aphrodite

• Apollo

• Athena

• Hera

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who was the best Greek warrior known for his invulnerability except for his heel?

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

• Hector

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why did the wind stop blowing, preventing the Greek army from departing for Troy?

• A curse from Athena

• A curse from Artemis

• A curse from Zeus

• A curse from Apollo

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did the Seer Calchas reveal as the reason for the windless days at Aulis?

• A curse from Apollo against Achilles

• A curse from Artemis against Agamemnon

• A curse from Athena against Odysseus

• A curse from Hera against Menelaus

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who was the priest allied to Troy that demanded the release of his daughter from Agamemnon?

• Crisis

• Aeneas

• Hector

• Paris

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the reason behind the plague that struck the Greeks according to Calchas?

• They refused to offer sacrifices to Poseidon

• They did not respect Athena

• Agamemnon offended Apollo

• They offended Zeus

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What did Achilles promise to Calchas in order to reveal the truth about the plague?

• To make him the leader of the Greek army

• To offer a hecatomb to Apollo

• To provide him with a ship to leave Troy

• To protect his life from Agamemnon's fury

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who was the priestess that Achilles demanded for himself as a war prey?

• Briseis

• Andromache

• Cassandra

• Helen

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the punishment imposed by Apollo on the Greeks due to Agamemnon's actions?

• Drought

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Plague

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9