Trojan War.

Question 1

Who is Tyndareus married to?

Answer 1

Leda

Question 2

Zeus comes to Leda in the form of what?

Answer 2

A swam

Question 3

The four children of Zeus and Leda are?

Answer 3

Clytemenstra, Castor, Helen, and Polydeuces.

Question 4

What is the relationship between Castor and Polydeuces?

Answer 4

They have brotherly devotion and Polydeuces share his immortality with Castor.

Question 5

What is the oath of Tyndareus?

Answer 5

Helen has many suitors. Her marriage must be defended by all of the suitors.

Question 6

Who does Helen choose as her husband?

Answer 6

Menelaus

Question 7

Who suggests the oath of Tyndareus?

Answer 7

Odysseus

Question 8

At what event does the Judgement of Paris start?

Answer 8

The wedding of Peleus and Thetis.

Question 9

Who is the God that isn’t invited and what is her role?

Answer 9

Eris the goddess of strife and discord.

Question 10

What does Eris do?

Answer 10

She throws a golden apple for the most beautiful.

Question 11

Who tries to grab the apple?

Answer 11

Hera, Aphrodite, Athena.

Question 12

What do the individual gods offer Paris in return for choosing them.

Answer 12

Aphrodite: The most beautiful woman.
Athena: Victory in war.
Hera: Kingdoms.

Question 13

Why does Paris offend Zeus?

Answer 13

He takes Helen when he is staying in Menelaus’ hospitality.

Question 14

What does Menelaus call to protect his marriage?

Answer 14

The oath of Tyndareus.

Question 15

How does Agamemnon anger Artemis, and what does she do?

Answer 15

Agamemnon kills one of the deers sacred to Artemis while trying to feed his troops, and Artemis stops the winds.

Question 16

What does Agamemnon have to do to appease Artemis?

Answer 16

Sacrifice his daughter.

Question 17

Where is Achilles vulnerable?

Answer 17

In his heel where his mother held him while dipping him in the Styx river.

Question 18

Who tricks Achilles into joining the Trojan war?

Answer 18

Odysseus spots him dressed as a girl when he grabs a sword when they are “under attack”

Question 19

How does Odysseus get Telemachus to join the war?

Answer 19

Telemachus is pretending to be crazy and salting his crops. Odysseus puts his son infront of the plow, and he stops proving he isn’t crazy.

Question 20

What happens to Philoctetes?

Answer 20

He is dropped off on Lemnos after a snake bite.

Question 21

What was Hecabe’s dream?

Answer 21

When she was pregnant with Paris that her son would set fire to the world.

Question 22

What source is the Trojan war from?

Answer 22

The Illiad.

Question 23

Why is Apollo angry and killing the Greeks?

Answer 23

Agamemnon took the daughter of a priest to Apollo and has offended him.

Question 24

What does Agamemnon do after he returns the daughter? What is Achilles response?

Answer 24

Agamemnon takes Achilles girl, and Achilles withdraws his men.

Question 25

Who is very important to Achilles, and dies to Hector?

Answer 25

Petroclus

Question 26

What does Zeus do to Hector?

Answer 26

Sinks his scales into the underworld, after being previously protected by Apollo.

Question 27

What does Achilles do to Hector?

Answer 27

Chases him around the city, and kills him. Than drags his body on the back of his chariot.