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WorksheetsOdysseus: Helen's Marriage/Achilles
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is Helen's biological father?
Tyndareus
Zeus
What adjective is used to describe Odysseus?
Violent
Crafty
Ignorant
Talented
What is an oath?
a vow
a promise
a pledge
all of the above
Who does Helen marry?
Menelaus
Atreus
Odysseus
Argives
Odysseus comes up with the plan of having the suitors of Helen take an oath. What do the suitors promise?
To compete and find out who amongst the suitors is strongest
To waging war on each other if Helen doesn't choose her future husband
To leave and return again in one year
To defend Helen and her husband-to-be from a potential threat
Odysseus stops his plan of pretend madness to save his son.
True
False
Tyndareus marries his stepdaughter Helen of Sparta to Odysseus.
True
False
Odysseus did not want to join the Trojan War.
True
False
Why didn't Odysseus want to join the Trojan War?
Odysseus did not want to leave his wife Penelope and son Telemachus
Odysseus did not want to join a war being fought over one woman
Odysseus did not favor the campaign
All of the above
What is Odysseus doing when Menelaus and Palamedes show up to recruit him?
Pretending to be mad
Yoking a mismatched team of an ox and a donkey
Scattering and planting salt instead of seeds
All of the above
Odysseus is the King of Ithaca.
True
False
How many ships does Odysseus provide for King Menelaus?
2
8
12
16
When Odysseus and Diomedes go to Sycros, they are not able to detect who Achilles was. Achilles was disguised as a ______________?
warrior
handmaid
servant
king
Once recruited, Odysseus is tasked to recruit Achilles. Odysseus is told to go to Scyros. How does he recruit Achilles?
By threatening the King of Scyros with war if Achilles is not handed over
By bribing Achilles with riches
By using a ruse that appealed to Achilles' warrior-like nature
By overstaying his welcome and promising to leave if Achilles is with him
Achilles joins the army and brings a fleet of _____ ships.
40
50
60
70
