Quiz on the Trojan Horse

Who devised the plan to build the Trojan Horse?

• King Priam

• Odysseus

• Sinon

• Menelaus

How long did the Trojan War last before the Greeks used the Trojan Horse?

• 5 years

• 7 years

• 10 years

• 12 years

What was hidden inside the Trojan Horse?

• Treasure

• Greek soldiers

• Food supplies

• Letters of surrender

Who convinced the Trojans to accept the horse as a gift?

• Odysseus

• Achilles

• Sinon

• Hector

What was Sinon's story about the purpose of the Trojan Horse?

• It was an offering to Poseidon.

• It was a trick to fool the Trojans.

• It was a sacred offering to the gods.

• It was a gift of peace.

What did the Trojans believe the Trojan Horse symbolized?

• A weapon

• A surrender offering

• A war trophy

• A trap

What warning did the Trojan priest Laocoön give about the horse?

• To burn the horse immediately

• That it was filled with soldiers

• That it was cursed by the gods

• That it would bring good fortune

What happened to Laocoön after he warned against the horse?

• He was exiled

• He was killed by Greek soldiers

• He was attacked by sea serpents

• He was imprisoned by King Priam

Who was the most beautiful woman in the world, whose abduction started the Trojan War?

• Helen

• Cassandra

• Athena

• Andromache

Who took Helen back after the fall of Troy?

• Paris

• Hector

• Menelaus

• Agamemnon