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Black Ships Before Troy Test Review

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had?
a)
Athena, goddess of wisdom and war
b)
Eris, goddess of discord
c)
Hera, wife of Zeus
d)
Poseidon, god of the sea
2.
Why were the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera arguing?
a)
Poseidon did not want them to attend the feast.
b)
Cassandra wanted to wear Aphrodite's tiara, but Athena and Hera wanted it.
c)
Eris delivered a golden apple which was "for the fairest," and all three goddesses wanted it.
d)
Hephaestus could not get the food on the table quickly enough.
3.
Who is Paris?  
a)
the prince of Sparta, son of Andromeda and Ptolemais
b)
the servant to King Priam of Troy
c)
the prince of Troy; son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba
d)
son of Zeus and Hera
4.
Why do you think Paris chose the goddess, Aphrodite, to have the golden apple?
a)
She promised him a wife as fair as she was.
b)
She said she would make him the smartest man in the world.
c)
She promised him that he would be the richest king in the world.
d)
She said that she could make him live forever.
5.
Why did Paris leave Troy to go to Sparta, across the Aegean Sea?
a)
He wanted to go on a long vacation.
b)
He was going to war against King Menelaus.
c)
He was on a trading expedition.
d)
He wanted to see Helen, the most beautiful woman, for himself.
6.
What caused King Menelaus to be angry when he returned from hunting?
a)
Paris and his ship's crew had left to travel on to Italy.
b)
Helen and Paris had gotten into a quarrel.
c)
Paris had convinced Helen to give him the golden apple.
d)
Paris had convinced Helen to leave with him.
7.
How did Aphrodite's promise to Paris come true?
a)
Paris and Aphrodite were planning to get married.
b)
Paris was killed in battle in Sparta.
c)
Helen turned Paris down, and he went back to Oenone.
d)
Paris and Helen fell in love and she left King Menelaus to go with Paris.
8.

"But if we both live through this night, there is another gift that I may ask of you. One that will cost you neither land nor gold nor men in the giving."

a)

Agamemnon to Achilles

b)

Odysseus to Helen

c)

Achilles to Briseis

d)

Odysseus to Menelaus

9.

"If the gods were kinder, I would not find myself bound to one who must be urged into battle by his woman."

a)

Andromache to Hector

b)

Helen to Menelaus

c)

Helen to Paris

d)

Oenone to Paris

10.

"Under the city walls men are dying because of the evil that you wrought ten years ago! Up now, leave this playing with your weapons as though they were toys. Get your armor on and join them!"

a)

Hector to Paris

b)

Odysseus to Achilles

c)

Aphrodite to Paris

d)

Helen to Paris

11.

"If you go back, it is your death and you will not return to us again!"

a)

Helen to Paris

b)

Briseis to Achilles

c)

Andromache to Hector

d)

Priam to Hector

12.

"I am the high king! I have the power, even as you say, and let you not forget it! also, as high king I have the right, and let you not forgot that either, you who are no more than a prince among other princes!"

a)

Ajax to Hector

b)

Zeus to Poseidon

c)

Agamemnon to Achilles

d)

King Priam to Paris

13.

"O my friends, leave that thing untouched! Do you think that the Greeks would leave us a gift without treachery in it? Either they have left men of their own shut within it, ready to come forth against us, or there is some evil magic in the creature itself to do us harm!"

a)

Laucoon to Greek Council

b)

Cassandra to King Priam

c)

Laucoon to Trojan Council

d)

Odysseus to King Priam

14.

"Very proud you must be of of your archer's skills, and of you arrow that slew the great Achilles; yet I also have my skill, and the bow in my hands was drawn by the mighty Heracles himself!"

a)

Ajax to Hector

b)

Philoctetes to Paris

c)

Achilles to Hector

d)

Patroclus to Paris

15.

"Always you have dealt gently with me; but I wish that I had died before I left my marriage-lord and my babe, shameless as I am, and came with Paris across the sea to bring so much sorrow upon us all!"

a)

Aphrodite to Paris

b)

Helen to Odysseus

c)

Andromache to Hector

d)

Helen to King Priam

16.

Goddess of wisdom; helps the Greeks

a)

Athene

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

17.

Trojan King; father of Hector and Paris

a)

Peleus

b)

Priam

c)

Agamemnon

18.

Tallest and strongest Greek; almost killed Hector by throwing a rock on his head

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Ajax

d)

Diomedes

19.

King of the gods; helps and hinders both Greeks and Trojans

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Apollo

20.

Goddess of marriage; hates Paris because he didn't choose her

a)

Hera

b)

Oenone

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Athene

21.

Cunning Greek; stole the Luck of Troy to take away the Trojans' comfort

a)

Odysseus

b)

Ajax

c)

Phoenix

d)

Nestor

22.

Goddess of beauty and love; helps Paris because he chose her

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Helen

d)

Oenone

23.

Greek; wanted to wage war on Troy because Paris stole his wife

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Achilles

c)

Menelaus

24.

Greek; High King of all of Greece

a)

Menelaus

b)

Calchus

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Nestor

25.

God of the sun; helps the Trojans

a)

Poseidon

b)

Apollo

c)

Hermes

26.

Greek; a wild, impulsive warrior who helps spy on the Trojans

a)

Achilles

b)

Diomedes

c)

Odysseus

27.

Sea Nymph; mother of Achilles

a)

Thetis

b)

Oenone

c)

Cassandra

28.

What was Calchas’ role with the Greeks?

a)

He was an adviser to Agamemnon

b)

He was a messenger

c)

He was a healer

d)

He was a soothsayer

29.

Who says “Short life and long fame for me”?

a)

Ajax

b)

Achilles

c)

Diomedes

d)

Menelaus

30.

Achilles and Patroclus were trained by who?

a)

Heracles

b)

Philoctetes

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Chiron

31.

The Trojan War lasted approximately ___ years.

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

12

32.
Who was Helen's husband?
a)
Paris
b)
Hector
c)
Agamemnon
d)
Menelaus
33.

Who is Achilles?

a)

The greatest historian in the world who fought against the Trojans

b)

The greatest philosopher in the world who fought against the Trojans

c)

The greatest Greek warrior in the world who fought against the Trojans

d)

The greatest king in the world who fought against the Trojans

34.

Besides being a demigod, why else was Achilles part immortal?

a)

His mom, Thetis, dipped him into the river Styx.

b)

His dad, King Peleus, was immortal.

35.

Which god did the priest who Agamemnon insulted worship?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

36.

When Achilles asks why Apollo is angry, how does Calchas, the seer, respond?

a)

Apollo is angry that the Greeks have not overrun Troy and looted it.

b)

Apollo is angry that Agamemnon has allowed the Trojans to win so many battles.

c)

Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest by refusing to return the priest's daughter, Chryseis.

d)

Apollo is angry that Achilles has not slain Agamemnon yet.

37.

After Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis to stop the plague upon the Greek camp, what does Agamemnon do to Achilles that makes Achilles angry?

a)

Agamemnon takes a lady, Briseis, from Achilles

b)

Agamemnon takes a sword from Achilles

c)

Agamemnon takes the throne from Achilles

d)

Agamemnon takes the army from Achilles

38.

How does Achilles respond when Agamemnon disrespects him and takes Briseis?

a)

Achilles decides to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

b)

Achilles refuses to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

c)

Achilles refuses to be defeated and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

d)

Achilles defends Greece and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)

39.

Goddess of beauty

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athene

d)

Thetis

40.

Goddess of wisdom

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Helen

c)

Athena

d)

Hera

41.

Wife of Zeus

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Oenone

d)

Thetis

42.

King of Troy

a)

Peleus

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Priam

d)

Paris

43.

Son of Priam who is sent to the woods to die

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Paris

c)

Menelaus

d)

Salamis

44.

Why were the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera arguing?

a)

Poseidon did not want them to attend the feast.

b)

Cassandra wanted to wear Aphrodite's tiara, but Athena and Hera wanted it.

c)

Eris delivered a golden apple which was "for the fairest," and all three goddesses wanted it.

d)

Hephaestus could not get the food on the table quickly enough.

45.

Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had?

a)

Athena, goddess of wisdom and war

b)

Eris, goddess of discord

c)

Hera, wife of Zeus

d)

Poseidon, god of the sea

46.

Why do you think Paris chose the goddess, Aphrodite, to have the golden apple?

a)

She promised him a wife as fair as she was.

b)

She said she would make him the smartest man in the world.

c)

She promised him that he would be the richest king in the world.

d)

She said that she could make him live forever.

47.

Eris, the goddess of discord, brought a golden ________ to the wedding.

a)

banana

b)

orange

c)

egg

d)

apple

48.

What phrase was traced on the side of the golden fruit?

a)

To the best.

b)

Eat me.

c)

To the fairest.

d)

To the bride.

49.

What was Paris swayed by when he gave the apple to the goddess?

a)

Intelligence

b)

Fame

c)

Fourtune

d)

Beauty

50.

Who did Paris give the apple to?

a)

Athene

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

None of them

51.

Why is the climax when Paris has to decide which goddess wins?

a)

The apple explodes.

b)

It is the most intense part of the story.

c)

It is the least intense part of the story.

d)

It is the middle of the story.

52.

Why is Eris important to the plot?

a)

She is the reason Thetis and Peleus are getting married.

b)

She insulted Athena, which caused Hera and Aphrodite to get mad.

c)

She is Paris's mother.

d)

She tossed the apple down that caused Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera to argue.

53.

What is the conflict of the story?

a)

Eris causes an argument between Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite.

b)

Paris's father refuses to tell him his true identity.

c)

Zeus cheats on Hera with Thetis.

d)

Thetis doesn't want to marry Peleus.

54.

Why did the goddesses choose Paris to judge the contest between them?

a)

He grew up on a farm and didn't know who they were.

b)

He would not be afraid to judge them.

c)

He wouldn't know how they'd react.

d)

All of these choices are correct.

55.
What is the definition of climax? 
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
56.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 
a)
action
b)
conflict 
c)
setting
d)
plot 
57.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
58.

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

59.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
60.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
61.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
62.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
63.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense?
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
exposition
d)
climax
64.

Goddess of beauty

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athene

d)

Thetis

65.

Goddess of wisdom

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Helen

c)

Athena

d)

Hera

66.

Wife of Zeus

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Oenone

d)

Thetis

67.

What was Paris swayed by when he gave the apple to the goddess?

a)

Intelligence

b)

Fame

c)

Fourtune

d)

Beauty

68.

King of Troy

a)

Peleus

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Priam

d)

Paris

69.

Son of Priam who is sent to the woods to die

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Paris

c)

Menelaus

d)

Salamis

70.

Why were the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera arguing?

a)

Poseidon did not want them to attend the feast.

b)

Cassandra wanted to wear Aphrodite's tiara, but Athena and Hera wanted it.

c)

Eris delivered a golden apple which was "for the fairest," and all three goddesses wanted it.

d)

Hephaestus could not get the food on the table quickly enough.

71.

Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had?

a)

Athena, goddess of wisdom and war

b)

Eris, goddess of discord

c)

Hera, wife of Zeus

d)

Poseidon, god of the sea

72.

Why do you think Paris chose the goddess, Aphrodite, to have the golden apple?

a)

She promised him a wife as fair as she was.

b)

She said she would make him the smartest man in the world.

c)

She promised him that he would be the richest king in the world.

d)

She said that she could make him live forever.

73.

Eris, the goddess of discord, brought a golden ________ to the wedding.

a)

banana

b)

orange

c)

egg

d)

apple

74.

What phrase was traced on the side of the golden fruit?

a)

To the best.

b)

Eat me.

c)

To the fairest.

d)

To the bride.

75.

What was Paris swayed by when he gave the apple to the goddess?

a)

Intelligence

b)

Fame

c)

Fourtune

d)

Beauty

76.

Who did Paris give the apple to?

a)

Athene

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

None of them

77.

Why is the climax when Paris has to decide which goddess wins?

a)

The apple explodes.

b)

It is the most intense part of the story.

c)

It is the least intense part of the story.

d)

It is the middle of the story.

78.

Why is Eris important to the plot?

a)

She is the reason Thetis and Peleus are getting married.

b)

She insulted Athena, which caused Hera and Aphrodite to get mad.

c)

She is Paris's mother.

d)

She tossed the apple down that caused Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera to argue.

79.

What is the conflict of the story?

a)

Eris causes an argument between Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite.

b)

Paris's father refuses to tell him his true identity.

c)

Zeus cheats on Hera with Thetis.

d)

Thetis doesn't want to marry Peleus.

80.

Why did the goddesses choose Paris to judge the contest between them?

a)

He grew up on a farm and didn't know who they were.

b)

He would not be afraid to judge them.

c)

He wouldn't know how they'd react.

d)

All of these choices are correct.

81.
What is the definition of climax? 
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
82.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 
a)
action
b)
conflict 
c)
setting
d)
plot 
83.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
84.

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

85.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
86.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
87.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
88.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
89.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense?
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
exposition
d)
climax
90.

Which of the following was NOT an island mentioned in Black Ships Before Troy?

a)

Sycros

b)

Tenedos

c)

Sicily

d)

Ithaca

91.

The Golden Apple had writing on it. What did it say?

a)

Beauty's prize

b)

To the wisest

c)

To the most powerful

d)

To the fairest

92.

The Trojan War lasted approximately ___ years.

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

12

93.

Achilles and Patroclus were trained by who?

a)

Heracles

b)

Philoctetes

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Chiron

94.

Which of the following is NOT a real title given to the character?

a)

Diomedes of the loud War Cry

b)

Helen of the Fair Cheeks

c)

Thetis of the Silver Feet

d)

Ajax the Mighty

95.

All of the following characters were Greek, except...

a)

Sinon

b)

Deiphobus

c)

Machaon

d)

Philoctetes

96.

Who says “Death stands close to you also”?

a)

Achilles

b)

Patroclus

c)

Hector

d)

Paris

97.

Who says “Short life and long fame for me”?

a)

Ajax

b)

Achilles

c)

Diomedes

d)

Menelaus

98.

Who says “my friends, go back to Agamemnon and tell him this: I will not fight until great Hector sweeps the Trojan charge right to the prows of my own black galleys”?

a)

Achilles

b)

Ajax

c)

Diomedes

d)

Menelaus

99.

Who says “Fire! Fire the Black Ships”?

a)

Achilles

b)

Ajax

c)

Hector

d)

Paris

100.

What was Calchas’ role with the Greeks?

a)

He was an adviser to Agamemnon

b)

He was a messenger

c)

He was a healer

d)

He was a soothsayer

101.

When Zeus sends the false dream to Agamemnon, how does he respond?

a)

He is fearful, so he does not choose to attack Troy that day.

b)

He is skeptical, so he chooses to test the feelings of his men.

c)

He is heartened, so he chooses to rally his troops and attack Troy.

d)

He is furious, so he chooses out of anger not to attack Troy that day.

102.

What makes Achilles surrender Hector's body to Priam?

a)

Priam and Achilles dine together.

b)

Priam offers him great gifts of gold and fine linens.

c)

Priam asks Achilles to consider his own father's feelings.

d)

Priam tells Achilles how he reminds him of Hector.

103.

Who is Xanthus?

a)

One of Memnon's men.

b)

One of Achilles' horses.

c)

The God who breathes life back into Hector.

d)

One of the Greek front fighters who helped build the horse.

104.

Which is NOT a dumb mistake made by Helen?

a)

Telling Odysseus that Paris was not home.

b)

Giving Odysseus the sleeping potion.

c)

Leaving Menelaus for Paris without really even thinking about it.

d)

Going to the Scaean gate to observe Paris' fight with Menelaus.

105.

The Palladium was in a temple of...

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Elvis

106.

Which god/goddess is NOT mentioned in Black Ships Before Troy?

a)

Apollo

b)

Zeus

c)

Eris

d)

Dionysus

e)

Hades

107.

Who makes Menelaus promise to return Helen 'safe and sound' to Greece?

a)

Achilles

b)

Ajax

c)

Odysseus

d)

Diomedes

108.

Which of the following is a daughter of a priest of Apollo?

a)

Chryseis

b)

Briseis

c)

Cassandra

d)

Oenone

109.

Which of the following is the King of "the rocky island of Ithaca"?

a)

Diomedes

b)

Achilles

c)

Ajax

d)

Odysseus

110.

Who is the author of the Iliad?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Homer

d)

Mr. Herman

111.

Which of the following characters does NOT die by the end of the story?

a)

Ajax

b)

Achilles

c)

Hector

d)

Paris

e)

Diomedes