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WorksheetsBlack Ships Before Troy Test Review
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
"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."
Agamemnon to Achilles
Odysseus to Helen
Achilles to Briseis
Odysseus to Menelaus
"If the gods were kinder, I would not find myself bound to one who must be urged into battle by his woman."
Andromache to Hector
Helen to Menelaus
Helen to Paris
Oenone to Paris
"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!"
Hector to Paris
Odysseus to Achilles
Aphrodite to Paris
Helen to Paris
"If you go back, it is your death and you will not return to us again!"
Helen to Paris
Briseis to Achilles
Andromache to Hector
Priam to Hector
"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!"
Ajax to Hector
Zeus to Poseidon
Agamemnon to Achilles
King Priam to Paris
"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!"
Laucoon to Greek Council
Cassandra to King Priam
Laucoon to Trojan Council
Odysseus to King Priam
"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!"
Ajax to Hector
Philoctetes to Paris
Achilles to Hector
Patroclus to Paris
"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!"
Aphrodite to Paris
Helen to Odysseus
Andromache to Hector
Helen to King Priam
Goddess of wisdom; helps the Greeks
Athene
Hera
Aphrodite
Trojan King; father of Hector and Paris
Peleus
Priam
Agamemnon
Tallest and strongest Greek; almost killed Hector by throwing a rock on his head
Achilles
Odysseus
Ajax
Diomedes
King of the gods; helps and hinders both Greeks and Trojans
Poseidon
Zeus
Apollo
Goddess of marriage; hates Paris because he didn't choose her
Hera
Oenone
Aphrodite
Athene
Cunning Greek; stole the Luck of Troy to take away the Trojans' comfort
Odysseus
Ajax
Phoenix
Nestor
Goddess of beauty and love; helps Paris because he chose her
Hera
Aphrodite
Helen
Oenone
Greek; wanted to wage war on Troy because Paris stole his wife
Agamemnon
Achilles
Menelaus
Greek; High King of all of Greece
Menelaus
Calchus
Agamemnon
Nestor
God of the sun; helps the Trojans
Poseidon
Apollo
Hermes
Greek; a wild, impulsive warrior who helps spy on the Trojans
Achilles
Diomedes
Odysseus
Sea Nymph; mother of Achilles
Thetis
Oenone
Cassandra
What was Calchas’ role with the Greeks?
He was an adviser to Agamemnon
He was a messenger
He was a healer
He was a soothsayer
Who says “Short life and long fame for me”?
Ajax
Achilles
Diomedes
Menelaus
Achilles and Patroclus were trained by who?
Heracles
Philoctetes
Agamemnon
Chiron
The Trojan War lasted approximately ___ years.
2
6
10
12
Who is Achilles?
The greatest historian in the world who fought against the Trojans
The greatest philosopher in the world who fought against the Trojans
The greatest Greek warrior in the world who fought against the Trojans
The greatest king in the world who fought against the Trojans
Besides being a demigod, why else was Achilles part immortal?
His mom, Thetis, dipped him into the river Styx.
His dad, King Peleus, was immortal.
Which god did the priest who Agamemnon insulted worship?
Zeus
Apollo
Hades
Poseidon
When Achilles asks why Apollo is angry, how does Calchas, the seer, respond?
Apollo is angry that the Greeks have not overrun Troy and looted it.
Apollo is angry that Agamemnon has allowed the Trojans to win so many battles.
Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest by refusing to return the priest's daughter, Chryseis.
Apollo is angry that Achilles has not slain Agamemnon yet.
After Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis to stop the plague upon the Greek camp, what does Agamemnon do to Achilles that makes Achilles angry?
Agamemnon takes a lady, Briseis, from Achilles
Agamemnon takes a sword from Achilles
Agamemnon takes the throne from Achilles
Agamemnon takes the army from Achilles
How does Achilles respond when Agamemnon disrespects him and takes Briseis?
Achilles decides to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)
Achilles refuses to fight and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)
Achilles refuses to be defeated and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)
Achilles defends Greece and asks the gods to help the enemy (Trojans)
Goddess of beauty
Hera
Aphrodite
Athene
Thetis
Goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite
Helen
Athena
Hera
Wife of Zeus
Hera
Aphrodite
Oenone
Thetis
King of Troy
Peleus
Agamemnon
Priam
Paris
Son of Priam who is sent to the woods to die
Agamemnon
Paris
Menelaus
Salamis
Why were the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera arguing?
Poseidon did not want them to attend the feast.
Cassandra wanted to wear Aphrodite's tiara, but Athena and Hera wanted it.
Eris delivered a golden apple which was "for the fairest," and all three goddesses wanted it.
Hephaestus could not get the food on the table quickly enough.
Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had?
Athena, goddess of wisdom and war
Eris, goddess of discord
Hera, wife of Zeus
Poseidon, god of the sea
Why do you think Paris chose the goddess, Aphrodite, to have the golden apple?
She promised him a wife as fair as she was.
She said she would make him the smartest man in the world.
She promised him that he would be the richest king in the world.
She said that she could make him live forever.
Eris, the goddess of discord, brought a golden ________ to the wedding.
banana
orange
egg
apple
What phrase was traced on the side of the golden fruit?
To the best.
Eat me.
To the fairest.
To the bride.
What was Paris swayed by when he gave the apple to the goddess?
Intelligence
Fame
Fourtune
Beauty
Who did Paris give the apple to?
Athene
Hera
Aphrodite
None of them
Why is the climax when Paris has to decide which goddess wins?
The apple explodes.
It is the most intense part of the story.
It is the least intense part of the story.
It is the middle of the story.
Why is Eris important to the plot?
She is the reason Thetis and Peleus are getting married.
She insulted Athena, which caused Hera and Aphrodite to get mad.
She is Paris's mother.
She tossed the apple down that caused Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera to argue.
What is the conflict of the story?
Eris causes an argument between Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite.
Paris's father refuses to tell him his true identity.
Zeus cheats on Hera with Thetis.
Thetis doesn't want to marry Peleus.
Why did the goddesses choose Paris to judge the contest between them?
He grew up on a farm and didn't know who they were.
He would not be afraid to judge them.
He wouldn't know how they'd react.
All of these choices are correct.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
exposition
rising action
climax
resolution
the most intense?
Goddess of beauty
Hera
Aphrodite
Athene
Thetis
Goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite
Helen
Athena
Hera
Wife of Zeus
Hera
Aphrodite
Oenone
Thetis
What was Paris swayed by when he gave the apple to the goddess?
Intelligence
Fame
Fourtune
Beauty
King of Troy
Peleus
Agamemnon
Priam
Paris
Son of Priam who is sent to the woods to die
Agamemnon
Paris
Menelaus
Salamis
Why were the goddesses Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera arguing?
Poseidon did not want them to attend the feast.
Cassandra wanted to wear Aphrodite's tiara, but Athena and Hera wanted it.
Eris delivered a golden apple which was "for the fairest," and all three goddesses wanted it.
Hephaestus could not get the food on the table quickly enough.
Who was not invited to the feast the gods and goddesses had?
Athena, goddess of wisdom and war
Eris, goddess of discord
Hera, wife of Zeus
Poseidon, god of the sea
Why do you think Paris chose the goddess, Aphrodite, to have the golden apple?
She promised him a wife as fair as she was.
She said she would make him the smartest man in the world.
She promised him that he would be the richest king in the world.
She said that she could make him live forever.
Eris, the goddess of discord, brought a golden ________ to the wedding.
banana
orange
egg
apple
What phrase was traced on the side of the golden fruit?
To the best.
Eat me.
To the fairest.
To the bride.
What was Paris swayed by when he gave the apple to the goddess?
Intelligence
Fame
Fourtune
Beauty
Who did Paris give the apple to?
Athene
Hera
Aphrodite
None of them
Why is the climax when Paris has to decide which goddess wins?
The apple explodes.
It is the most intense part of the story.
It is the least intense part of the story.
It is the middle of the story.
Why is Eris important to the plot?
She is the reason Thetis and Peleus are getting married.
She insulted Athena, which caused Hera and Aphrodite to get mad.
She is Paris's mother.
She tossed the apple down that caused Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera to argue.
What is the conflict of the story?
Eris causes an argument between Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite.
Paris's father refuses to tell him his true identity.
Zeus cheats on Hera with Thetis.
Thetis doesn't want to marry Peleus.
Why did the goddesses choose Paris to judge the contest between them?
He grew up on a farm and didn't know who they were.
He would not be afraid to judge them.
He wouldn't know how they'd react.
All of these choices are correct.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
exposition
rising action
climax
resolution
the most intense?
Which of the following was NOT an island mentioned in Black Ships Before Troy?
Sycros
Tenedos
Sicily
Ithaca
The Golden Apple had writing on it. What did it say?
Beauty's prize
To the wisest
To the most powerful
To the fairest
The Trojan War lasted approximately ___ years.
2
6
10
12
Achilles and Patroclus were trained by who?
Heracles
Philoctetes
Agamemnon
Chiron
Which of the following is NOT a real title given to the character?
Diomedes of the loud War Cry
Helen of the Fair Cheeks
Thetis of the Silver Feet
Ajax the Mighty
All of the following characters were Greek, except...
Sinon
Deiphobus
Machaon
Philoctetes
Who says “Death stands close to you also”?
Achilles
Patroclus
Hector
Paris
Who says “Short life and long fame for me”?
Ajax
Achilles
Diomedes
Menelaus
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”?
Achilles
Ajax
Diomedes
Menelaus
Who says “Fire! Fire the Black Ships”?
Achilles
Ajax
Hector
Paris
What was Calchas’ role with the Greeks?
He was an adviser to Agamemnon
He was a messenger
He was a healer
He was a soothsayer
When Zeus sends the false dream to Agamemnon, how does he respond?
He is fearful, so he does not choose to attack Troy that day.
He is skeptical, so he chooses to test the feelings of his men.
He is heartened, so he chooses to rally his troops and attack Troy.
He is furious, so he chooses out of anger not to attack Troy that day.
What makes Achilles surrender Hector's body to Priam?
Priam and Achilles dine together.
Priam offers him great gifts of gold and fine linens.
Priam asks Achilles to consider his own father's feelings.
Priam tells Achilles how he reminds him of Hector.
Who is Xanthus?
One of Memnon's men.
One of Achilles' horses.
The God who breathes life back into Hector.
One of the Greek front fighters who helped build the horse.
Which is NOT a dumb mistake made by Helen?
Telling Odysseus that Paris was not home.
Giving Odysseus the sleeping potion.
Leaving Menelaus for Paris without really even thinking about it.
Going to the Scaean gate to observe Paris' fight with Menelaus.
The Palladium was in a temple of...
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Elvis
Which god/goddess is NOT mentioned in Black Ships Before Troy?
Apollo
Zeus
Eris
Dionysus
Hades
Who makes Menelaus promise to return Helen 'safe and sound' to Greece?
Achilles
Ajax
Odysseus
Diomedes
Which of the following is a daughter of a priest of Apollo?
Chryseis
Briseis
Cassandra
Oenone
Which of the following is the King of "the rocky island of Ithaca"?
Diomedes
Achilles
Ajax
Odysseus
Who is the author of the Iliad?
Socrates
Plato
Homer
Mr. Herman
Which of the following characters does NOT die by the end of the story?
Ajax
Achilles
Hector
Paris
Diomedes
