Trojan War Prologue Chapters 1-3

Question 1

Name the three goddesses who claimed the golden apple

Answer 1

Aphrodite Hera, Athene

Question 2

Describe the dream of Hecuba and its symbolism

Answer 2

her son would burn down Troy; Paris did end up being responsible for the war that caused the burning of Troy.

Question 3

“For the Fairest.” Who is the “Fairsest”?

Answer 3

Aphrodite

Question 4

Who said “What is the life of one child against the welfare of all?”

Answer 4

Priam

Question 5

Who said “Hector’s gift is prowess in war. Mine is mere grace and beauty …”

Answer 5

Paris

Question 6

Who said “Must get on with the plowing. Must be done by dark.”

Answer 6

Odysseus

Question 7

king of Mycenae; brother of Menelaus

Answer 7

Agamemnon

Question 8

wife of Hector

Answer 8

Andromache

Question 9

brother of Agamemnon; king of Sparta

Answer 9

Menelaus

Question 10

king of Ithaca

Answer 10

Odysseus

Question 11

tricked Odysseus but paid for it later with his life

Answer 11

Palamedes

Question 12

mother of Achilles; sea nymph

Answer 12

Thetis

Question 13

threw the golden apple

Answer 13

Discord

Question 14

queen of Troy

Answer 14

Hecuba

Question 15

most beautiful woman in the world

Answer 15

Helen