WorksheetsEnglish 10
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mt Olympus was the dwelling of the deities.
a)
Gods/goddesses
b)
Fairies
c)
Angels
d)
Prince
and pauper
2.
When Achilles, the best warrior of the Greeks, refused to fight, the situation of the Greeks quickly deteriorated with many of their leaders wounded.
a)
Sicken
b)
Diminished
c)
Created
d)
Dampened
3.
Has she gone to Athena’s temple to make supplications for the safety of Troy?
a)
To
beg loudly
b)
To ask for humbly
c)
To
plead angrily
d)
To
request continuously
4.
Hector, the magnanimous prince of Troy, gave his life for his people.
a)
Conceited
b)
Generous/noble
c)
Honorable
d)
Brave
5.
So Hector took his leave, kissed his son good-bye, stroked his wife’s forehead, then went his way to battle.
a)
To say goodbye
b)
To
say now
c)
To
say a blessing
6.
Put your men near the fig tree, where the walls can be scaled most easily.
a)
To carry
b)
To climb up or over
c)
To burn
d)
To remove
7.
When Hector’s body was brought home, Andromache knew that Troy would be completely destroyed, utterly laid waste by the Greeks.
a)
To
absolutely relax
b)
To completely destroy something
c)
To
painstakingly move
d)
To
bravely fight
8.
Helen said that if anyone reproached her or seemed unkind, Hector would reprove them with his gentle words.
a)
Scold/reprimand
b)
Call
c)
Manifest
d)
Test
9.
The Greeks had diversity of talents of talent; they excelled in sculpting, painting, architecture, philosophy, literature, mathematics, and many other fields.
a)
Varied
b)
Disguised
c)
Hidden
10.
The pattern was intricate, so complex with many details.
a)
Elaborate
b)
Puny
c)
Repugnant
d)
Traversed
11.
In ancient times, there were absolute despots who governed people cruelly.
a)
Monarchs
b)
Tyrants
c)
Leaders
12.
The Greeks got into Troy and saw the inimitable walls and champions of Troy but still felt that they would win.
a)
Majestic
b)
Weak
c)
Matchless
d)
Wavering
13.
I don’t know the meaning of that word, it sounds Greek to me.
a)
Absurd
b)
Profound
c)
Funny
d)
Foreign/unfamiliar
14.
Helen ended her lament thus “I weep for you and with you my unhappy self. For there is no one in the length and breadth of Troy who is kind or friendly.”
a)
World
b)
Almost
c)
Entirety
d)
Distance
15.
Many a man bit the dust, killed by Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior.
a)
Ate
b)
Followed
c)
Joined
d)
Died
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