WorksheetsThe Legends of the Trojan War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who are Paris's parents?
a)
Apollo and Hecuba
b)
Priam and Hecuba
c)
Priam and Hera
d)
Zeus and Hera
2.
Queen Hecuba has a strange dream about a burning pile of sticks. The prophet from Apollo's temple tells her that this means that her son Paris...
a)
will become a god.
b)
will die by fire.
c)
will be a great king.
d)
will destroy Troy.
3.
The goddess of discord, quarrels, and arguments
a)
Hera
b)
Eris
c)
Eros
d)
Aphrodite
4.
Thrown into a wedding party with the words "For the most beautiful" written on it.
a)
A golden pear
b)
A beautiful cloak
c)
A fancy sword
d)
A golden apple
5.
Cassandra and Helenus...
a)
have the gift of prophecy.
b)
are respected and listened to by everyone.
c)
are fierce sea serpents.
d)
are the god and goddess of ear-licking snakes.
6.
Which goddess is NOT involved in the beauty contest that Paris judges?
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Athena
c)
Artemis
d)
Hera
7.
Paris is raised by
a)
a goat lady
b)
a cattleman
c)
a bear
d)
Hecuba
8.
What does Aphrodite offer Paris?
a)
the most beautiful wife
b)
to be emperor of Asia
c)
to be the wisest man alive
d)
to be victorious in all battles
9.
King Priam realizes that his son is still alive when...
a)
Paris loses all the athletic contests.
b)
Paris wins all of the athletic contests.
c)
Paris is brought before him for stealing money.
d)
Zeus tells him.
10.
The "losers" of the beauty contest...
a)
Graciously accept Paris's choice.
b)
Try to kill each other.
c)
try to kill Paris right then.
d)
plot to destroy Troy.
11.
True or false? Helen goes with Paris willingly back to Troy.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Helen is married to
a)
Priam
b)
Menelaus
c)
Zeus
d)
no one
13.
In addition to taking Helen, Paris also
a)
steals gold from Apollo's temple.
b)
kills her husband.
c)
rescues his aunt Hesione.
d)
poisons the priests of Apollo.
14.
What do the Trojans have that protects them?
a)
Hera's good favor
b)
a golden apple
c)
a statue of Athena
d)
the best soldier, Paris
15.
Which action is Odysseus NOT responsible for?
a)
stealing the Palladium
b)
creating the Wooden Horse
c)
coming up with Sinon's lie
d)
advising the Trojan armies
16.
Why do sea serpents kill Laocoon and his sons?
a)
They betrayed the Trojan army.
b)
They did not believe Sinon's tale about the Wooden Horse.
c)
They were really spies for the Greeks.
d)
They had insulted Poseidon.
17.
The Spartans are
a)
The Trojans
b)
The Greeks
c)
The Gods
d)
The losers of the war
18.
Massive walls surround the city of
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Paris
19.
True or false? The Wooden Horse is a gift from Athena to the Greeks.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Aphrodite does NOT help __________ escape.
a)
Helen
b)
Priam
c)
Aeneas
21.
Aeneas is _____________'s son
a)
Athena
b)
Apollo
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Hera
22.
How do the Trojans trick the Greeks during battle?
a)
They put on the armor of the dead Greeks.
b)
They cast spells on them.
c)
They pretend to be asleep.
d)
They pretend to surrender.
23.
True or False? The prophecy about Paris comes true.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What is Priam's fate?
a)
He is sold into slavery.
b)
He takes his own life.
c)
He runs away like a coward.
d)
He is killed by Achilles' son.
25.
Most of the gods are on the side of the....
a)
Trojans
b)
Greeks
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