WorksheetsBlack Ships Before Troy Novel Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
What did the Trojans to take into their city that the Greeks left behind as a token of peace?
a Statue of Athene
a horse
a beggar
Luck of Troy
Who is the Greek Goddess of Beauty?
Artemis
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
Who is the Goddess of Discord?
Eris
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
Who were the maidens taken in the raid and given to Agamemnon and Achilles (select all that apply)?
Helen
Chryseis
Andromache
Briseis
Who was left behind to convince the Trojans to keep the horse?
Calchas
Dolon
Odysseus
Sinon
Who was a great warrior and the oldest son of King Priam?
Hector
Paris
Achilles
Odysseus
Why does Achilles feel dishonored by King Agamemnon?
Agamemnon did not provide him with the jewels and gold promised to him.
Agamemnon took Briseis from him when Chryseis was returned to her father.
Agamemnon told Patroclus to dress up as Achilles to trick the Trojans.
Agamemnon was refusing to fight the Trojans.
Who is the wife of Zeus and Queen of all Gods?
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
Eris
Who is Achilles' mother and Peleus' wife?
Thetis of the Silver Feet
Hecuba
Hera
Helen of the Fair Cheeks
Who is the King of Ithaca and had a long friendship with Helen?
Diomedes
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Odysseus
Who was sent to spy on the Trojans (select all that apply)?
Diomedes
Ajax
Nestor
Odysseus
Who was captured by the Greeks and used to get information about the Trojans and King Rhesus?
Diomedes
Dolon
Hector
Odysseus
Who wore Achilles' armor in battle to give hope to the Greeks and fear to the Trojans?
Nestor
Odysseus
Patroclus
Agamemnon
Why does Zeus allow Hector to kill Patroclus?
He thinks the war has gone on too long.
He is angry about the death of his son, Sarpedon.
He is trying to make Thetis happy.
He thinks people have forgot about him.
What God is portrayed here?
Zeus
Apollo
Hephaestus
Poseidon
Who is the King of the Myrmidons? His wedding was at the beginning of the story.
King Menelaus
King Agamemnon
King Priam
King Peleus
What God is portrayed here?
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
Hades
Which of the following is NOT true about Achilles?
dipped in the Styx River by his mother
had the idea for Patroclus to use his armor to fool the Trojans
greatest Greek warrior
was discovered by Odysseus hiding among maidens
When the Trojans are pushing the Greeks back and Poseidon helps the Greeks, why did Zeus not help?
He is waiting for a different opportunity.
He was tired of Thetis asking for help.
Zeus wanted the Greeks to win the war.
He could do nothing, he was evenly matched.
Patroclus turns the battle, pushing the Trojans back and driving Achilles' immortal horses ________ and _________.
George and Jimmy
Xander and Barium
Xanthus and Balius
Pegasus and Medusa
Check all choices that are true about Odysseus.
loyal friend to Helen
Came up with the idea to build the wooden horse (with some help)
cunning
fought Hector at the Scaean Gate
stole the Luck of Troy
True or False: Paris shoots Achilles and Apollo guided the arrow
TRUE
FALSE
Check all choices that describe King Menelaus.
Helen's husband
dishonored Achilles
King of Sparta
brother to Agamemnon
killed Paris with an arrow
After the death of Patroclus, which two warriors fought at this location?
Hector
Achilles
Ajax
Paris
How many times did Hector run around Troy before he and Achilles fought?
1
2
3
4
After the Luck of Troy is taken, Paris brings back __________, an Amazon, to help the Trojans fight, but she is killed by Achilles.
Andromache
Oenone
Polydamas
Penthesilea
Why does Paris call Polydamas a coward?
He wants to burn all the Greek ships.
He wants to attack the Greeks in the middle of the night.
He things there should be no more war and Paris should return Helen to Menelaus.
He wants to build a horse and sneak into the Greek camp.
Who helped the Greeks come up with the idea for the wooden horse?
Hera
Aphrodite
Zeus
Athena
Grief stricken Achilles drags Hector's body for (a) days.
When Achilles accepts the ransom, he allows for a (a) day truce
What God is portrayed in the image?
Hephaestus
Apollo
Ares
Zeus
Select all that apply to King Priam (3).
wife was Thetis
King of Troy
King of Myrmidons
sent son away to die because of soothsayer's prediction
wife was Hecuba
Who was killed his first night in Troy and had his horses stolen?
Achilles
Prince Protesilaus
Dolon
King Rhesus
Who was the soothsayer throughout the novel that predicted Paris would burn down Troy, Achilles' death, and helped the Greeks use cunning to defeat Troy?
Calchas
Chiron
Odysseus
Diomedes
Which of the following characters do you think is the most honest and shows the best character?
Helen
Hector
Achilles
Paris
Odysseus
