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Agamemnon Philocetes

1. This Trojan girl nearly married . ______

2. This Greek took 20 years to return home from the . ______

3. This Greek actually fought the gods during the war. ______

4. This Trojan woman was Hector’s wife. ______

5. This is the messenger of the gods. ______

6. This Greek was bitten by a poisonous snake. ______

7. This Trojan was supposed to be put in the wilderness to die. ______

8. This is the Greek goddess of wisdom and war. ______

9. This Greek woman is ’s wife. ______

10. This was the greatest of the Trojan heroes. ______

11. This Goddess was Achilles’ mother. ______

12. Helen chose to marry this Greek hero. ______

13. This is the Greek goddess of beauty. ______

14. This Greek is Odysseus’ son. ______

15. This is the queen of the Trojans. ______

16. This is the Greek goddess of discord and . ______

17. This Greek is the most beautiful woman in the world. ______

18. This Trojan priestess could see the future. ______

19. This Greek god of the sea hated the Trojans. ______

20. This was the leader of the Greek armies. ______

21. This was the king of . ______

22. This was the supreme ruler of the Greek gods. ______

23. This woman was Odysseus’ wife. ______

24. This was the male Greek god of warfare. ______

25. This was Achilles’ son who joined the war after he died. ______

26. This was Odysseus’ home island. a. c. e. b. d.

27. This was Menelaus’ home. a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta

28. The island where the assembled for war. a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta

29. The island of . a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta

30. This is the colony founded by . a. Ithaca c. Aulis e. Pylos b. Rome d. Sparta

31. Which of the following is not a Spartan? a. c. Clytemnestra e. Helen b. Agamemnon d. Penelope

32. What was the name of Achilles father? c. Tyndareus c. e. d. Nestor d.

33. Which of the following is a wise leader, similar to Odysseus? e. Tyndareus c. Calchas e. Ajax f. Nestor d. Peleus

34. Which of the following is the largest Greek warrior? g. Tyndareus c. Calchas e. Ajax h. Nestor d. Peleus

35. Which of the following forced all of the Greek kings to sign a contract? i. Tyndareus c. Calchas e. Ajax j. Nestor d. Peleus

36. Who was the son of Achilles? a. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus b. Hector d. 37. Who wsa the son of Hector? c. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus d. Hector d. Astyanax

38. Who was the son of Priam? e. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus f. Hector d. Astyanax

39. Who was the son of Odysseus? g. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus h. Hector d. Astyanax

40. Which of the following had no son? i. Telemachus b. Neoptolemus e. Menelaus j. Hector d. Astyanax

41. How was Achilles made nearly invulnerable?

42. Who was Aeneas’ mother? a. Helen b. Hecuba b. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite

43. Who was ’s mother? c. Helen b. Hecuba d. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite

44. Who was Hector’s mother? e. Helen b. Hecuba f. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite

45. Who was ’s mother? g. Helen b. Hecuba h. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite

46. Who was Aeneas’ mother? i. Helen b. Helen e. Hecuba j. Clytemnestra e. Aphrodite

47. Which of the following people could not see the future? a. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. b. Calchas d. Lacoon

48. Which character could see the future, but would never be belived? c. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. Helenus d. Calchas d. Lacoon

49. Which character abandoned Troy and helped the Greeks? e. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. Helenus f. Calchas d. Lacoon

50. Which character kept giving Agamemnon bad prophesies? g. Cassandra c. Diomedes e. Helenus h. Calchas d. Lacoon

51. Which goddess offered to make Paris the greatest of heroes? a. Athena b. Aphrodite e. b. e. Thetis

52. Which goddess offered to make Paris the King of ? c. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera d. Oenone e. Thetis

53. Which goddess offered to make give Paris the most beautiful woman? e. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera f. Oenone e. Thetis

54. Which goddess would give birth to a son much greater than his father? g. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera h. Oenone e. Thetis

55. Who was the abandoned by Paris in favor of Helen? i. Athena b. Aphrodite e. Hera j. Oenone e. Thetis

56. Who came up with the idea for the Greeks to sign an oath not to harm Helen or her family? a. Calchas c. Agamemnon b. Odysseus d. Achilles

57. What does the word ‘Kallista’ mean in Greek? a. For the Fairest c. In the middle b. Machine of the God d. Pride

58. What does the word ‘Hubris’ mean in Greek? c. For the Fairest c. In the middle d. Machine of the God d. Pride

59. What does the word ‘In Media Res’ mean in Greek? e. For the Fairest c. In the middle f. Machine of the God d. Pride

60. What does the word ‘Deus ex Machina’ mean in Greek? g. For the Fairest c. In the middle h. Machine of the God d. Pride

61. How does reveal that Odysseus is not really insane? a. Makes him think he’s being attacked. b. Throws a knife at him. b. Throws his son in front of an ox cart. d. Tries to get him to drink poison.

62. How does Achilles try to avoid the war? c. Goes to live with his mother b. Dresses up as a woman d. Tries to defect to Troy d. Pretends to be crippled

63. Which of the following Trojans survives the war? e. b. f. Hector d. Priam

64. Who told Agamemnon that his daughter had to be sacrificed to a goddess? A. c. Nestor B. Odysseus d. Calchas

65. Which goddess had Agamemnon offended? a. Aphrodite c. Athena b. d. Hera

66. What message did he send to his wife? a. Iphigenia is getting married c. I miss my daughter b. Iphigenia is needed for a ritual d. Send my son,

67. What is the name of Agamemnon’s wife? a. Clytemnaestra c. Helen b. d. Penelope

68. What is the name of the island where the Greek armies are assembling? a. c. b. d. Aulis

69. What was in the second message he sent to his wife? a. Send Iphigenia immediately c. Do not come to the island. b. Come to the island yourself d. Bring Orestes to the island

70. Why didn’t the second message get to his wife? a. It was too late c. The messenger’s ship was wrecked. b. His brother got the message d. The messenger was lost

71. Who did the mother think was marrying Iphigenia? a. Achilles c. Diomedes b. d. Odysseus

72. What is the name of the author of the play? a. c. Solon b. d.

73. What decision does Achilles make after hearing of the plan to sacrifice Iphigenia?

74. Who did the author consider the ‘bad guy’ of the play? (Iphigenia)

75. What decision does Iphigenia make at the end of the story?

76. What did Agamemnon refuse to give to ? a. Gold c. Jewels b. His daughter d. A statue

77. Chryses is a of which god? a. c. Athena b. Artemis d. Hera

78. How does this god punish the Greeks?

79. What is the name of the seer who explains what the problem is? a. Nestor c. Oraculas b. Tirius d. Calchas

80. What are the names of Achilles’ warriors? a. Danaans c. Sacred Band b. d.

81. Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon? a. Apollo c. Athena b. Artemis d. Hera

82. What happens when Agamemnon tells the soldiers that they are going home?

83. Who tells Zeus that he should prevent the Greeks from winning? a. Athena c. Thetis b. Hera d.

84. Who rallies the soldiers when they start to lose control? a. Diomedes c. Menelaus b. Odysseus d. Agamemnon

85. What does Agamemnon take from Achilles?

86. Which of the following IS NOT a compliment about Odysseus? a. He’s a great strategist c. He’s handsome b. He’s well spoken d. He’s a best friend

87. How did Agamemnon die? a. In battle c. Murdered by wife b. Shipwrecked d. Old age

88. Which of the following characters is an old man? a. Nestor c. Orestes b. Pisistratus d. Telemachus

89. Who wrote the Iliad & The ?

90. Who did Odysseus take with him to recover Philocetes? a. Diomedes c. Neoptolemus b. Agamemnon d. Achilles

91. When Paris challenges the Greeks to a duel, who accepts his challenge? a. Achilles c. Menelaus b. Agamemnon d. Odysseus

92. What does Paris do after the challenge is accepted? a. Puts his armor on c. Shoots at him with his bow b. Hides d. Asks for a different challenger

93. Who is the king of the Trojans? a. Hector c. Paris b. Helenus d. Priam

94. Who saves Paris when he loses the duel? a. Apollo c. Artemis b. Aphrodite d. Poseidon

95. What does Helen say to Aphrodite? a. Thanks for saving Paris c. Go back to the battle and save more Trojans b. Kill Paris d. I hate that you made me fall in love with him

96. Which god tells Zeus that the truce must end and the war must continue? a. Thetis c. Apollo b. Hera d. Ares

97. What does do that ends the truce? a. Makes another challenge c. Tells Hector to attack the Greeks b. Shoots Menelaus d. Makes fun of the Greeks

98. Which Trojan hero is defeated by Diomedes? (With a rock) a. Aeneas c. Hector b. Paris d. Sarpedon

99. Which god aids Diomedes in the battle? a. Athena c. Hera b. Poseidon d. Hephaestus

100. Which of the following gods does Diomedes NOT challenge during the battle? a. Aphrodite c. Ares b. Apollo d. Zeus

101. What happens when Diomedes and confront each other? a. They both die c. Glaucus is defeated b. They exchange armor d. Diomedes is defeated

102. What does Hector NOT do after he returns to Troy? a. Asks Hecuba to pray to Athena c. Tells Priam to end the war. b. Visits his wife and child d. Tells Paris he has to go back and fight

103. When Hector challenges the Greeks to a duel, who is the first person to accept the challenge? a. Agamemnon c. Odysseus b. Menelaus d. Achilles

104. Who wins the Hector vs. Ajax fight? a. Ajax c. They are both killed b. Hector d. No one

105. At the end of chapter 7, the Greeks and Trojans have a truce to…. a. Have another duel c. Go and find more allies b. Bury their dead d. Pray to the gods

106. Why do the Greeks retreat from battle in Chapter 8? a. Agamemnon is killed c. They see Apollo leading the Trojans b. Athena warns them to retreat d. Zeus attacks them with lightning

107. What saves the Greeks from being overrun by the Trojans? a. Athena stops the attack c. A wall they built to protect their ships b. Hector is told to stop by Zeus d. Achilles comes in to save the day.

108. How does Hector show that he is confident the Trojans will win a. He has the army camp outside Troy c. He takes off his armor. b. He boasts to Athena that he’ll win d. He tells his father to open the gates

109. When the Greeks discuss leaving, which warrior announces that he will stay no matter what? a. Agamemnon c. Menelaus b. Diomedes d. Odysseus

110. Which one of these people does NOT go to convince Achilles to fight? a. Agamemnon c. Odysseus b. Ajax d.

111. What is Achilles response? a. He will rejoin the Greeks c. He’s going to continue to watch b. He will fight for the Trojans d. He’s going home

112. Who does Diomedes take with him to spy on the Trojan camp? a. Ajax c. Nestor b. Menelaus d. Odysseus

113. Who do they capture? a. Antenor c. Helenus b. d. Paris

114. What do they steal from the enemy? a. A Trojan Warrior c. A chariot b. Gold d. A statue