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Black Ships Ch. 1-10

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 8hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To keep her son safe, Thetis of the Silver Feet did what to her son just after he was born?

a)

Wrapped him in armor

b)

Surrounded him with armed guards

c)

Sent him to live with the Gods

d)

Dipped him in the River Styx

2.

Why was Achilles sitting out of the war?

a)

He was hurt

b)

Agamemnon had taken the maiden, Briseis, away from him.

c)

He was hungry

d)

He needed to finish his homework

3.

Which slave woman was given to Achilles?

a)

Briseis

b)

Calchus

c)

Chryseis

d)

Hecuba

4.

This person was nicknamed "of the fair cheeks."

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Helen

d)

Chryseis

5.

Who is the first Greek to die in the Trojan War?

a)

Calchus

b)

Patroclus

c)

Odysseus

d)

Prince Protesilaus

6.

The Greek king who marries a sea nymph

a)

Odysseus

b)

Peleus

c)

Paris

d)

Priam

7.

Goddess of beauty

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athene

d)

Thetis

8.

Goddess of wisdom

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Helen

c)

Athene

d)

Hera

9.

Wife of Zeus

a)

Hera

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Oenone

d)

Thetis

10.
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
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.

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

16.

What is Achilles weakness?

a)

shoulder

b)

arm

c)

heel

d)

leg

17.

What side of the battle is King Agamemnon?

a)

Trojans

b)

Greeks

c)

Americans

d)

Spanish

18.

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.

19.

What does Helen think about the war?

a)

She doesn't know there is a war

b)

She believes its her fault

c)

She likes the war

d)

She believes its Paris fault

20.

Achilles and Patroclus were trained by who?

a)

Heracles

b)

Philoctetes

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Chiron

21.

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

a)

Ajax

b)

Achilles

c)

Diomedes

d)

Menelaus

22.

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

23.

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

a)

Chryseis

b)

Briseis

c)

Cassandra

d)

Oenone

24.
The setting of an epic is...
a)
Small. Confined to one country.
b)
Small. Confined to one state.
c)
Vast. Covers many nations.
d)
None of the above.
25.
What are the characteristics of an epic hero?
a)
Rises to power, has a tragic flaw, the flaw makes the leader fall in a dramatic way.
b)
Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant.
c)
Is a commoner who tries really hard.
d)
Wears a cape and a mask. Sometimes wears a super suit.
26.
Epics usually include
a)
gods
b)
heroes
c)
supernatural incidents
d)
all of these. 
27.

Who is the King of Sparta?

a)

Paris

b)

Achilles

c)

Menelaus

d)

Odysseus

28.

What happens to many of the Trojans when Achilles starts fighting?

a)

They gain more confidence

b)

They lose their confidence?

29.

How long has the war been going on so far?

a)

2 years

b)

9 - 10 years

c)

4 years

d)

12 years

30.

Where are the Trojans from?

a)

Sparta

b)

Ithaca

c)

Crete

d)

Troy

31.

Who is Achilles mother?

a)

Athene

b)

Hera

c)

Eris

d)

Thetis

32.

What group of soldiers is Achilles the leader of?

a)

Myrmidons

b)

Thracians

33.

How does the fight between Hector and Ajax end?

a)

Hector died

b)

Exchange of gifts

c)

Ajax died

d)

A surrender by Hector

34.

Who does Paris take back to Troy?

a)

Helen

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Aries

d)

Eris

35.

Which god gave the Greeks a boost of energy from the sea

a)

Apollo

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Zeus

36.

What did Odysseus and Diomedes steal from King Rhesus?

a)

Horses

b)

Weapons

c)

Money

d)

Cats

37.

Who kills Dolon?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Paris

c)

Hector

d)

Diomedes

38.

During this time what to people believe about dreams?

a)

They tell you the future

b)

People didn't have dreams

c)

They are fake

39.

Paris is the prince of...

a)

Sparta

b)

Troy

c)

Crete

d)

Ithaca

40.

How does Paris get out of the fight against King Menelaus

a)

He wins the fight

b)

runs away

c)

Invisible cloak

d)

He surrenders

41.

What object gets Achilles out of his costume?

a)

A ring

b)

A necklace

c)

sword

d)

spoon

42.

What else does Helen leave behind in Sparta?

a)

baby

b)

sword

c)

dress

d)

blanket

43.

Who is the girl Achilles is upset over?

a)

Hecuba

b)

Chryseis

c)

Briseis

d)

Menelaus

44.

What do they do with the dead bodies in war?

a)

Leave them where they died

b)

Bury them

c)

Burn them in big piles

45.

Who is shooting down arrows of disease on the Greek camp?

a)

Eris

b)

Paris

c)

Zeus

d)

Apollo

46.

Who did Patroclus dress up as?

a)

Hector

b)

King Menelaus

c)

Paris

d)

Achilles

47.

Which god knocks the helmet off of Patroclus head?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Apollo

c)

Hera

d)

Zeus

48.

How are Hector and Paris related?

a)

Brothers

b)

Not related

c)

Cousins

49.

Who is the queen of Troy

a)

Briseis

b)

Chryseis

c)

Hecuba

d)

Helen

50.

Who is the king of Troy?

a)

Hector

b)

Priam

c)

Paris

d)

Zeus

51.
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
52.
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
53.
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.
54.

Patroclus fought in whose armor to trick the Trojans?

a)

Hector's

b)

Agamemnon's

c)

Achilles's

d)

Yours

55.

Identify two gods that supported the Trojans.

a)

Zeus

b)

Paris

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Posiedon

56.

Where is King Menelaus king of?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

Sparta

d)

Troy

57.

What is foretold about Achilles?

a)

He will die at war

b)

Troy won't fall without him.

c)

He will become a Trojan

d)

He will run away.

58.

This man was nicknamed "The Resourceful one".

a)

Agamemnon

b)

Achilles

c)

Odysseus

d)

Patroclus

59.

Who helped get Agamemnon to release his slave, Chryseis back to her father.

a)

Hera

b)

Hecuba Queen of Troy

c)

Apollo, God of the Sun

d)

Achilles.

60.

Why is Paris sent to his death as a baby?

a)

He was a bad baby

b)

His parents didn't want him

c)

The soothsayers said he would burn Troy down.

d)

He was unhealthy.

61.

Identify the following character, Peleus.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

62.

Identify the following character, Achilles.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

63.

Identify the following character, Paris.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

64.

Identify the following character, Hecuba.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

65.

Identify the following character, Nestor.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

66.

Identify the following character, Sarpedon.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

67.

Identify the following character, Ajax.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

68.

Identify the following character, Calchas.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

69.

Identify the following character, Odysseus.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

70.

Identify the following character, Hector.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

71.

Identify the following character, Priam.

a)

Greek

b)

Trojan

c)

God

72.

The Trojan soothsayer told Hector to tell the women of Troy to do what to help the battle?

a)

Grab shields and swords and join the fight

b)

Grab bows and arrows and defend the city from atop the citadels

c)

Take all their most splendid jeweled robes and lay it across the knees of the sacred statue of Athene

d)

Gather the children and barricade themselves in safe places throughout the city of Troy

73.

In “The High King’s Embassy” (ch. 6), Athene puts the thought into Hector’s mind that he should end the day’s fighting with another challenge of single combat. This time the lot falls to what Greek?

a)

Ajax

b)

Menelaus

c)

Achilles

d)

Agamemnon

74.

What god stops the Greek warrior Diomedes’ charge by loosing wild thunder and lightning in front of him?

a)

Ares

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athene

d)

Zeus

75.

Which of Agamemnon’s counselors, the “wisest of the council,” advises that the time has come to win back Achilles at all costs?

a)

Sarpedon

b)

Dolon

c)

Nestor

d)

Patroclus

76.

What was NOT offered by Agamemnon to Achilles as part of the “apology”?

a)

The return of Briseis

b)

Gold, horses, and slaves

c)

His daughter's hand in marriage

d)

Armor fashioned by Hephaestus himself

77.

As chapter 7 (“The Horses of King Rhesus) opens, Diomedes offers to go a spy mission to investigate the Trojan campsite, providing he can take one man with him. Whom does he choose?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Ajax

c)

Patroclus

d)

Nestor

78.

What prize is offered to Dolon by Hector if he can infiltrate the Greek camp and return with information about their battle plans?

a)

Briseis

b)

Horses (perhaps even Achilles')

c)

the Luck of Troy

d)

the war hammer of Diomedes

79.

What Trojan “warrior” looses an arrow from the fringes of the battle that is described in “Red Rain” (ch. 9)?

a)

Hector

b)

Paris

c)

Machaon

d)

Eurypolus

80.

As the Greek heroes begin to lose the great battle described in “Red Rain,” under what other captain does Nestor ask that Achilles’ Myrmidons be sent out into the raging battle?

a)

Machaon

b)

Hercules

c)

Odysseus

d)

Patroclus

81.

In chapter 9, “Battle for the Ships,” the Trojans receive an ill omen from Zeus in the form of an eagle dropping a live snake in their midst. Some among the Trojans want to postpone the battle as a result, but Hector tells them that the best omen of all is what?

a)

a rainbow

b)

the appearance of a comet

c)

a star in the daytime sky

d)

"To fight for your country!"

82.

What god intervenes on behalf of the Greeks after the Trojans (spurred on by Zeus himself) nearly overrun their camp?

a)

Apollo

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Ares

83.

After Ajax knocks Hector unconscious by hitting him with a “great stone,” Zeus sends what god to revive him?

a)

Apollo

b)

Dionysus

c)

Hermes

d)

Hades

84.

In ch. 5 women of Troy, which goddess put the thought into Pandarus' mind to shoot down Menelaus with an arrow?

a)

Athene

b)

Hera

c)

Eris

d)

Aphordite

85.

Fill in the blank.

"------- was fussing over his armor and playing with his great bow, like a girl making ready for a party instead of arming himself for the war-host."

(a)  

86.

In chapter 5 who said, "I cannot bide here with you, for there is another fate upon me. It is not that I love you too little- oh no never that."

a)

Paris

b)

Astyanax

c)

Hector

d)

Achilles

87.

The Trojan soothsayer told Hector to tell the women of Troy to do what to help the battle?

a)

Grab shields and swords and join the fight

b)

Grab bows and arrows and defend the city from atop the citadels

c)

Take all their most splendid jeweled robes and lay it across the knees of the sacred statue of Athene

d)

Gather the children and barricade themselves in safe places throughout the city of Troy

88.

What side of the battle is King Agamemnon?

a)

Trojans

b)

Greeks

c)

Americans

d)

Spanish

89.

The Trojan War lasted approximately ___ years.

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

d)

12

90.

Who says “Death stands close to you also”?

a)

Achilles

b)

Patroclus

c)

Hector

d)

Paris

91.

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

92.

Who says “Fire! Fire the Black Ships”?

a)

Achilles

b)

Ajax

c)

Hector

d)

Paris

93.

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.

94.

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

a)

Chryseis

b)

Briseis

c)

Cassandra

d)

Oenone

95.

Who is the author of the Iliad?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Homer

d)

Mr. Herman

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