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Paris and the Golden Apple and Epilogue of the Iliad Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What were Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite arguing about?

a)

Who was the smartest.

b)

Who had the best dress.

c)

Who was the fairest.

2.

How is the argument solved?

a)

The god Hermes was chosen to decide.

b)

The mortal Paris was chosen to decide.

c)

The demigoddess Helen was chosen to decide.

3.

What do the goddess try to do in order to get the golden apple?

a)

They bribe Paris.

b)

They threaten him.

c)

They try to trick him.

4.

Who offers Paris the most beautiful woman in the world to be his wife?

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

5.

Who does Paris choose as the fairest?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

6.

What is the problem with Helen marrying Paris?

a)

Helen is already married to the king of Sparta.

b)

Paris' parents do not want him to marry Helen.

c)

Helen's father objects to their marriage.

7.

Why does Helen go to Troy with Paris?

a)

She is afraid to stay in Sparta.

b)

Aphrodite puts her under a spell and she falls in love with Paris.

c)

Athena convinces Helen that it is wiser to go to Troy.

8.

What does Queen Hecuba's dream when she is pregnant with Paris predict?

a)

Paris will be the reason Troy is destroyed.

b)

Paris will become a brilliant king.

c)

Paris will be a mighty warrior.

9.

How does Paris cause the destruction of Troy?

a)

He plays with matches and accidentally sets the city on fire.

b)

When he kidnaps Helen, the Greeks attack Troy to get her back and Troy loses.

c)

He chooses to fight his brother Hector for the throne and Troy is destroyed in the civil war.

10.

Who offers Paris the wisdom and strength to be victorious in war?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

11.

Who offers Paris the power to rule an empire?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Athena

c)

Hera

12.

Who is the main conflict of the Epilogue of the Iliad?

a)

Paris vs Achilles

b)

Achilles vs Memnon

c)

Greeks vs Trojans

13.

Why does Paris want to kill Achilles?

a)

Achilles took Helen from him.

b)

Achilles killed Paris' brother Hector

c)

Achilles made Aphrodite angry.

14.

What type of conflict is the main conflict?

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Society

c)

Man vs Self

15.

Choose all of the clues given to show Paris was a coward.

a)

The narrator tells us Hector called him a woman.

b)

Paris hid behind a shield and shot Achilles instead of fighting him.

c)

The arrow is described as flying like a hawk.

16.

What is a comparison of two different things using "like" or "as"?

a)

simile

b)

conflict

c)

tone

17.

Choose the examples of simile from the story. 

a)

Tall and as brave as a hunting lion

b)

Paris let the arrow fly.

c)

He dropped like a slaughtered bull.

18.

Who does King Priam bring to Troy to be a hero to the Trojans after Hector is killed?

a)

Memnon

b)

Paris

c)

Ajax

19.

What is special about Helen?

a)

She's the most intelligent woman in the world.

b)

She is the most beautiful woman in the wold.

c)

She is the best artist in the world.

20.

How does Paris choose to avenge Hector's death?

a)

Facing Achilles in hand to hand combat

b)

Shooting Achilles while hidden

c)

Paying Memnon to kill him to kill him so he didn't have to fight