Troy Documentary Questions
1. How old is the gold treasure? 4,500 years old
2. What are some of the universal themes present in the story of Troy? Love – requited and unrequited Man’s struggle with mortality
3. Who is the king of the Trojans? King Priam
4. How long do the Greeks attack Troy? Ten years
5. What are some of the sayings that have come from the story of Troy? Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. The face that launched a thousand ships (Helen). Achilles heel
6. When did the war supposedly occur? 1300 years before Christ
7. When was the story written down? 400 years later
8. What has lured treasure seekers to Troy over the years? The promise of gold has lured treasure seeks to Troy.
9. According to the video is it definitely true that Homer is the author of the epics? Explain. No homer may have been a term used to represent a poet rather than an individual person.
10. Describe Heinrich Schliemann. He was a scoundrel, who was dishonest and obsessed with money, fame, and Troy.
11. Where did Schliemann begin to look for Troy? Northwestern Turkey
12. What does Schliemann lie about when he tells the story of finding the gold? He lies and says that his wife was with him.
13. What is one of the first things that Schliemann does with the gold? He dresses his wife in it and takes her picture.
14. What is discovered about the gold at the beginning of the video? The gold is discovered to be older than originally estimated.
15. How many levels of Troy are there? 9 levels 16. What bothers Schliemann about the site of Troy? He believes that the site is too small to be so important.
17. Who was the greatest king of Greece? Agamemnon
18. What is the Greek secret weapon? Achilles 19. How was Mycenae unlike Troy? The existence of Mycenae had never been in question.
20. What discovery is made that helps Homer’s account seem more truthful? The discovery of a boar’s tusk helmet described in the Iliad makes Homer’s account seem more truthful.
21. What sacrifice does Agamemnon make in exchange for safe passage to Troy? He sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia.
22. Why does Achilles refuse to fight? He has a disagreement with Agamemnon after Agamemnon takes his slave girl away.
23. Why have so many civilizations fought over that coast? Troy has a unique location – separating Europe from Asia.
24. What may have been the real reason for the Trojan War? Troy may have been taxing trade routes used by the Greeks.
25. What happens in the fight between Paris and Menelaus? Paris is losing and is rescued from his death by the gods.
26. What is another name for Paris? Alexandros
27.Why does Achilles rejoin the fight? Hector kills his close friend, Patroclus.
28. What does Achilles do after he kills Hector? He ties Hector’s body behind his chariot and drags it around the walls of the city three times, in front of Hector’s parents Priam and Hecuba.
29. Who kills Achilles? How? Paris shoots him in the heel with an arrow.
30. According to the epic who builds the walls of Troy? Poseidon
31. What connection is made between the Trojan horse and Poseidon? Poseidon, in addition to being the god of the sea was also the god of earthquakes; his symbol was a horse. Therefore the Trojan horse may be a metaphor for an earthquake weakening the walls of the city.
32. What happens when Menelaus finds Helen? He is immediately retaken with her beauty and takes her with him.
33. How do we know that Troy was burned in a military attack? Arrowheads were found in the debris.
34. What happens after Troy falls? The fall of Troy begins a 400 year dark age.