Trojan War

Question 1

Who is credited with initiating the
Trojan War?
A) Odysseus
B) Achilles
C) Helen
D) Agamemnon

Answer 1

C) Helen

Personal note:
It was also indirectly caused by Eris, goddess of discord

Question 2

Which Greek hero was the central
character of Homer’s “Iliad” and
played a significant role in the Trojan
War?A) Hector
B) Paris
C) Achilles
D) Agamemnon

Answer 2

C) Achilles

Question 3

Who was the king of Troy during
the Trojan War?
A) Priam
B) Hector
C) Paris
D) Menelaus

Answer 3

A) Priam

Question 4

Which Greek warrior killed Hector,
the prince of Troy?
A) Achilles
B) Odysseus
C) Ajax
D) Paris

Answer 4

A) Achilles

Question 5

What was the name of the Greek
king whose wife, Helen, was taken by
Paris, sparking the Trojan War?
A) Achilles
B) Menelaus
C) Agamemnon
D) Nestor

Answer 5

B) Menelaus

Question 6

Which Greek goddess played a
significant role in the events leading
up to the Trojan War due to her
promise of Helen’s beauty to Paris?
A) Athena
B) Aphrodite
C) Hera
D) Artemis

Answer 6

B) Aphrodite

Question 7

Who famously disguised
themselves as a beggar during the
Trojan War to infiltrate the city of Troy?
A) Odysseus
B) Achilles
C) Agamemnon
D) Menelaus

Answer 7

A) Odysseus

Question 8

Which Greek warrior was known
for his exceptional strength and size,
often depicted as towering over other
warriors?
A) Achilles
B) Ajax
C) Diomedes
D) Patroclus

Answer 8

B) Ajax

Question 9

Who was the Trojan prince
responsible for initiating the war by
eloping with Helen?
A) Priam
B) Paris
C) Hector
D) Aeneas

Answer 9

B) Paris

Question 10

According to Greek mythology,
what was the reason behind the
construction of the Trojan Horse?
A) To smuggle Greek warriors
into Troy
B) As a tribute to the Trojans
C) To seek forgiveness from the
Trojans
D) To appease the gods

Answer 10

A) To smuggle Greek warriors into Troy

Question 11

Who was the Greek warrior
famous for his cleverness and cunning
strategies during the Trojan War?
A) Achilles
B) Hector
C) Odysseus
D) Ajax

Answer 11

C) Odysseus

Question 12

Which Greek warrior was killed by
Paris with a poisoned arrow during the
Trojan War?
A) Achilles
B) Odysseus
C) Patroclus
D) Ajax

Answer 12

C) Patroclus

Personal note:
It was Achilles who was killed

Question 13

What was the name of the Trojan
priest who warned the Trojans about
the danger of the wooden horse but
was ignored?
A) Priam
B) Hector
C) Laocoon
D) Aeneas

Answer 13

C) Laocoon

Question 14

Who was the goddess who
intervened in the duel between Paris
and Menelaus, rescuing Paris and thus
prolonging the war?
A) Athena
B) Hera
C) Aphrodite
D) Artemis

Answer 14

C) Aphrodite

Question 15

Which Greek hero was known for
his exceptional speed and agility,
famously defeating Hector in a chariot
race?
A) Achilles
B) Ajax
C) Diomedes
D) Patroclus

Answer 15

A) Achilles

Question 16

Who was the Greek warrior
known for his loyalty and close
friendship with Achilles?
A) Ajax
B) Patroclus
C) Diomedes
D) Nestor

Answer 16

B) Patroclus

Question 17

Which Greek warrior was known
for his skill in archery and was
instrumental in the death of Achilles?
A) Ajax
B) Diomedes
C) Philoctetes
D) Nestor

Answer 17

C) Philoctetes

Personal note:
It was Paris who he killed

Question 18

What was the duration of the
Trojan War, according to Greek
mythology?
A) 10 years
B) 20 years
C) 5 years
D) 50 years

Answer 18

A) 10 years

Question 19

Who was the Greek prophetess
who foretold that the Trojan War
would last for ten years?
A) Cassandra
B) Helen
C) Calypso
D) Andromache

Answer 19

A) Cassandra

Question 20

Which Greek warrior was known
for his skills in combat and diplomacy,
often serving as a mediator among the
Greeks?
A) Ajax
B) Nestor
C) Diomedes
D) Patroclus

Answer 20

B) Nestor

Question 21

What was the name of the Trojan
warrior who was killed by Achilles,
leading to Achilles’ own death?
A) Hector
B) Paris
C) Priam
D) Aeneas

Answer 21

A) Hector

Question 22

Who was the Greek goddess
known for her fierce protection of
marriage and family, aligning herself
with the Greeks during the Trojan War?
A) Athena
B) Hera
C) Artemis
D) Aphrodite

Answer 22

B) Hera

Question 23

Who was the Trojan warrior who
escaped the fall of Troy and later
became the legendary ancestor of
Rome?
A) Paris
B) Priam
C) Hector
D) Aeneas

Answer 23

D) Aeneas

Question 24

Which Greek hero was known for
his invulnerability, except for his heel,
which ultimately led to his downfall?
A) Ajax
B) Odysseus
C) Achilles
D) Diomedes

Answer 24

C) Achilles

Question 25

What was the final outcome of
the Trojan War?
A) Victory for the Greeks
B) Victory for the Trojans
C) Peace treaty between Greeks
and Trojans
D) Mutual destruction of both
sides

Answer 25

A) Victory for the Greeks