NEW
Font size
WorksheetsThe Women of Troy - what you remember so far...
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What kind of play is 'The Women of Troy'?
romance
comedy
tragedy
thriller
Where is most of the play set?
Troy
Sparta
Athens
Melos
When and where was the play first performed?
Troy in 480BC
Athens in 415BC
Melos in 416BC
Athens in 461BC
Who wrote 'The Women of Troy'?
Sophocles
Euripides
Shakespeare
Homer
'The Women of Troy' was written during which war?
Trojan War
Punic War
Peloponnesian War
Greco-Persian War
Which was NOT one of the gods fighting over the golden apple?
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Hecate
Who did Paris decide was the most beautiful goddess?
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
Themis
Why did 1000 ships set sail for the Trojan shores?
to gain back the Golden Fleece
to gain back Helen for Odysseus
to gain back Cassandra for Agamemnon
to gain back Helen for Menelaus
Who built the walls of Troy believing them to be impenetrable?
Hector and Priam
Achilles and Odysseus
Poseidon and Apollo
Zeus and Athene
Who was given credit for penetrating the walls of Troy?
Odysseus and Athene
Poseidon and Athene
Achilles and Athene
Agamemnon and Athene
Structurally, an ancient Greek tragedy opens with ....?
Parados
Stasimon
Episode
Prologue
What is a 'monody'?
a game played by no less than four people
a solo ode lamenting the dead
a debate held between two key characters
a march demanding certain rights
Who is the mother of Astyanax?
Hecuba
Cassandra
Andromache
Helen
Who is the sister of Paris?
Hecuba
Cassandra
Hector
Helen
Who claims, in the final line of her monologue, "I shall destroy them"?
Hecuba
Andromache
Cassandra
Helen
What language device is used in the expression "poor Troy"?
imagery
metaphor
alliteration
personification
Who makes prophecies though is not believed?
Andromache
Helen
Astyanax
Cassandra
What does 'hamartia
mean?
to deliberately set out to harm another
to have noble qualities that bring favour with the gods
to have a flaw in one's character that leads to bad decisions
to be permanently pessimistic that brings bad luck
Which word is a synonym of 'debate'?
arête
agon
kleos
komos
Which word means having the qualities of moderation and prudence?
catharsis
patriarchal
sophrosyne
peripeteia
