BARU
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Lembar kerjaEpisode Four - The Women of Troy
Total soal: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did Neoptolemus have to depart Troy so quickly?
his mother was dying of a dreadful contagion
his grandfather was overthrown and had to escape the country
his wife was not far away from giving birth
his father was desperate to see him
What sight "brought tears to [Talthybius'] eyes"?
the unusually bright sunset
the ships all (but one) sailing off without him
the grief-stricken outbursts of Andromache
Hecuba bent over the body of Astyanax
What did Andromache beg of Neoptolemus?
to be left to die in Troy
to be fed to the sharks at sea
to have Astyanax be buried by Hecuba
to take Hector's shield with her to preserve his memory
Who washed and wiped the body of Astyanax?
Talthybius
Hecuba
Cassandra
Andromache
Who says, "Were you so frightened of a child/ You had to invent this unheard of ...............?" and finish the quote.
Andromache / terror
Hecuba / degradation
Hecuba / savagery
Chorus / witchery
Finish Hecuba's accusation: "Unreasoning terror in ................ men!"
ridiculous
radical
rational
reasonable
What does Hecuba recall Astyanax telling her?
that he loved to watch the sea
that he would one day be a warrior like his father
that he would one day save the city from being sacked
that he would cut off his biggest curl when she was dead
Hecuba uses a metaphor of a "madman dancing, leaping one way then the next" to represent what?
the force that governs their lives
Neoptolemus' taking of Andromache
Cassandra's thoughts
Odysseus' actions
According to Hecuba, whom do all the gods hate?
all Greeks for their cowardice
Helen
the Trojan children
Astyanax
According to the Chorus, who was born to be King?
Paris
Hector
Astyanax
Talthybius
According to Hecuba, who is the "black-hearted politician"?
Talthybius
Menelaus
Zeus
Odysseus
What action does Talthybius commit that is an affront to the dignity of Astyanax?
burying him with a shield
allowing flowers to be placed in his grave
washing the blood from Astyanax's body
cutting off his blond curls
