The Trojan War

Who was the author of the epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" which detail the events of Trojan War?

• Homer

• Hesiod

• Sophocles

• Aeschylus

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What was the name of the city besieged by the Greeks in the Trojan War?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Troy

• Corinth

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Who was the Greek hero known for his nearly invulnerable body except for his heel?

• Odysseus

• Achilles

• Hector

• Ajax

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Which Trojan Prince abducted Helen leading to the start of the war?

• Paris

• Hector

• Aeneas

• Priam

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What was the ultimate strategy used by the Greeks to gain entry into Troy?

• A surprise attack at dawn

• A large-scale naval blockade

• An alliance with the Trojan

• A big decoy horse with soldiers inside

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Who was the Trojan leader and Hector's father?

• Paris

• Priam

• Aeneas

• Penthesilea

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Which Greek hero devised the plan of the Trojan Horse?

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Ajax

• Nestor

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Who was the Greek king and commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in the Trojan war?

• Menalus

• Agamemnon

• Theseus

• Pericles

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What goddess was judged by Paris leading to the events of the war?

• Athena

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Artemis

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How did Achilles meet his end according to later legends?

• Poisoned by a snake bite

• Killed by an arrow to his heel

• Drowned in the River Styx

• Killed in hand-to-hand combat by Hector

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