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Trojan War - Part 4-5

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the one to shoot Achilles with the arrow as he was standing at the gate of Troy?

a)

Paris

b)

Memnon

c)

Hector

d)

Odysseus

2.

In the Funeral Games organized for Achilles, what was the GREATEST prize that Thetis set?

a)

his golden cup from Andromache's father

b)

two silver bowls that he traded Lykaon

c)

The arms of Hector

d)

His armor fashioned by Hephaistos

3.

Who won the armor of Achilles?

a)

Diomede

b)

Odysseus

c)

Patroclus

d)

Ajax

4.

Why did Pyrrhus decide to join the Greeks in battle?

a)

Pyrrhus knew his identity as the son of Greek's greatest hero

b)

He also wanted to win over Helen

c)

He didn't have much to do that day and figured "why not"

d)

His mother forced him to join

5.

Why was Philoctetes punished by the gods and was blamed forever?

a)

Philoctetes stole from the gods

b)

Philoctetes approached the altar without respect

c)

Philoctetes was just very unlucky and the gods didn't like him

d)

Philoctetes was proven to be stronger than any god so they cursed him so that he may remain weak

6.

Why did Philoctetes decide to sail to Troy with Odysseus and Pyrrhus?

a)

Heracles, who was dead, appeared to him and told him to go to Troy

b)

His mother told him that he needed to go

c)

He wanted to prove himself stronger than Odysseus

d)

He wanted to protect the bow of Heracles so he went to guard it

7.

Who wounded Paris?

a)

Philoctetes with the bow of Heracles

b)

Achilles

c)

Hector out of anger and jealousy

d)

Paris was wounded by the gods

8.

Who was the only person that could heal Paris but didn't out of jealousy of Helen?

a)

Helen

b)

Achilles

c)

Helenus

d)

Oenone

9.

Who was the one to steal the Palladium from Troy?

a)

Diomede

b)

Achille

c)

Pratroclus

d)

Odysseus

10.

What was the thing that the Greeks used to hide in, trick the Trojans, and enter into the gates of Troy?

a)

The Trojan Horse

b)

The Charioteer of Hector

c)

Lambs from Mount Ida

d)

Underground sound tunnels

11.

What happened to Laocoon? This caused the Trojans to really believe that the Trojan Horse was a sacred gift from the Gods that will bring them protection.

a)

Laocoon was swallowed by a whale for three days and three nights.

b)

Laocoon, while trying to save his sons, was taken by poisonous serpents and killed.

c)

Laocoon was taken captive by the gods due to his failure to appreciate their gifts

d)

Laocoon was swallowed by the Trojan Horse itself.

12.

Why does Hector's son have to die?

a)

Because Hector was such a great Trojan hero, so they killed him so that he wouldn't be trouble when he grows up.

b)

They didn't want his son to rebuild the city of Troy in tribute of his Father

c)

Hector's son was also a great hero so they killed him

d)

Hector's son caused a lot of trouble for the Greeks

13.

How did Agamemnon die?

a)

She threw a net over him and killed him with the axe she kept sharpened

b)

She hired her cousin, who captured Agamemnon and sent him off on a lone island.

c)

As soon as he got home, she sent her wild dog to attack him

d)

She trapped him in a pound and drowned him