Trojan War The Close Chapters 1-3

Question 1

Who was Memnon? How did you know he was going to die, and by whose hand did he die?

Answer 1

Memnon was the lord of Ethiopia and the son of Priam’s brother and the dawn goddess. He died by Achille’s hand. You anticipated his death because Black Fate suddenly appeared beside him, while “glory like a god” stood by Achilles.

Question 2

Describe the death of Achilles.

Answer 2

Achilles was preparing to enter the gates of Troy when Apollo gave Paris an arrow. Paris hit Achilles in his vulnerable heel, and the poison killed him.

Question 3

Who got Achilles’ armor in his Funeral Games? How we he chose for this great prize?

Answer 3

Odysseus got Achilles’ armor. The Greeks didn’t want to choose between Odysseus and Ajax, so they asked the Trojan captives to choose the person they most feared. They chose Odysseus, “the evil genius of Troy.”

Question 4

Who said, “I could have loved her, but instead I have killed her.”

Answer 4

Achilles

Question 5

king of the Myrmidons; had a vulnerable heel

Answer 5

Achilles

Question 6

fated to live on order to found Rome

Answer 6

Aeneas

Question 7

king of Mycenae; died in bloody bath

Answer 7

Agamemnon

Question 8

wife of Hector

Answer 8

Andromache

Question 9

Priam’s daughter; priestess of Apollo; foresaw her death

Answer 9

Cassandra

Question 10

wife of Agamemnon; good with an axe

Answer 10

Clytemnestra

Question 11

great Greek hero who outwitted Odysseus

Answer 11

Diomede

Question 12

most beautiful woman in the world

Answer 12

Helen

Question 13

wife of Pyrrhus; daughter of Menelaus

Answer 13

Hermione

Question 14

lord of Ethiopia; son of the dawn goddess

Answer 14

Memnon

Question 15

king of Sparta; recovered his stolen wife

Answer 15

Menalaus

Question 16

oldest Greek hero who loved to hear himself talk

Answer 16

Nestor

Question 17

prince of Troy; died by bow of Heracles

Answer 17

Paris

Question 18

Myrmidon warrior; best friend of Achilles

Answer 18

Patroclus

Question 19

wife of Odysseus; loyal for 20 years

Answer 19

Penelope

Question 20

king of Troy; died a bloody death

Answer 20

Priam

Question 21

Thracian king; ally of Trojans; killed by Odysseus

Answer 21

Rhesus

Question 22

spy left by the Greeks to trick the Trojans

Answer 22

Sinon

Question 23

king of Ithaca; crafty and wise; good with bow

Answer 23

Odysseus

Question 24

diatribe, angry rant

Answer 24

tirade

Question 25

driving force, impulse, stimulus

Answer 25

impetus

Question 26

passion, fervor, strong feeling

Answer 26

vehemence

Question 27

situtation (usually unfortunate); predicament

Answer 27

plight

Question 28

sad, gloomy, depressing

Answer 28

melancholy

Question 29

gave up, resigned, yielded

Answer 29

relinguished

Question 30

battle, fight

Answer 30

fray

Question 31

satisfy, calm, make happy

Answer 31

appease

Question 32

sadness, depression

Answer 32

malancholy

Question 33

concession, calming gift

Answer 33

appeasement

Question 34

arrogant, prideful, pompous

Answer 34

haughty

Question 35

irritation, annoyance, exasperation, displeasure

Answer 35

indignation

Question 36

unceasing, unending, continual

Answer 36

incessant

Question 37

wisdom, carefulness

Answer 37

prudence