View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character swears allegiance to the Trojan family and even the Spartan queen?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Paris.
(d) Achilles.

2. Who refuses to watch the conflict because it is too painful to bear?
(a) Andromache.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helen.
(d) Priam.

3. Who encourages single combat to end the war?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Deiphobus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Achilles.

4. Whose fate is unclear at the end of the story and has numerous different tales, ranging from going mad to leading a new dynasty and being murdered?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Paris.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Helen.

5. Which characters argue over the spoils of war?
(a) Helenus and Odysseus.
(b) Paris and Hector.
(c) Agamemnon and Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon and Priam.

6. Who is happy to see the leader of the Trojan army is safe?
(a) Hector.
(b) Andromache.
(c) Priam.
(d) Helen.

7. Which army burns ships?
(a) King Agamemnon and his troops.
(b) Trojan forces.
(c) Phoenician traders.
(d) Spartan forces.

8. Who leaves behind a gift of a horse?
(a) Hector.
(b) Greek army.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Achilles.

9. Who runs into the garden to weep as the battle rages?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Priam.
(d) Paris.

10. What is the name of the baby being rescued from the mansion?
(a) Astyanax.
(b) Deiphobus.
(c) Hermione.
(d) Telemachus.

11. Who are some of the warriors hidden for a surprise attack?
(a) Paris, Helenus, and Cassandra.
(b) Achilles, Hector, and Priam.
(c) Odysseus, Ajax, and Menelaus.
(d) Deiphobus, Priam, and Hector.

12. Where do the Trojan citizens escape to hide?
(a) The caves in the hills.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The underground passage.
(d) The temple of Athena.

13. Who treats a wound from a spear inflicted on a sibling?
(a) Hector.
(b) Helenus.
(c) Paris.
(d) Cassandra.

14. Who supposedly sent the dust storm?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Paris.
(d) Aphrodite.

15. Who goes to the Greek camp to get the body of the slain warrior?
(a) Helen and Cassandra.
(b) Paris and Hector.
(c) Achilles and Menelaus.
(d) Polyxena and Priam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the terrible vision involving the family of a Trojan prince?

2. Which character will be the advocate for the Trojans to the Spartan king?

3. Who emerges as a heroic character?

4. Who is afraid of the gift that the Greeks left behind?

5. Which character is too young to take the oath?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 369 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample