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Mythology: Chapters 13+14
Chapter 13+14 quiz 10/10
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9th Grade
11/24/2008

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Term
This city was second to none and was very rich and powerful. The city being described is ____.
Definition
Troy
Term
The Trojan War was told in the ______.(what book)
Definition
Illiad
Term
What was the cause of the Trojan war? Because of a dispute among _________ ____ and ______.
Definition

1.)Aphrodite

2.)Hera

3.)Athena

Term
The evil goddess of Discord who made the goddesses argue was called?
Definition
Eris
Term
Why was Eris mad at the Gods?
Definition
Because they didn't invite her to any banquets and left her out.
Term
At the wedding of King Peleus and Thetis, what did Eris do?
Definition
she threw into the banqueting hall a golden apple that was marked for the fairest.
Term

1.)Who judged which goddess should get the apple?

2.)Who ended up getting the apple?

Definition

1.)Paris

2.)Aphrodite

Term
What did each Goddess offer to Paris if he chose them?(3 answers)
Definition

1.)Aphrodite-the fairest woman

2.)Athena-Lead the Trojans to victory against Greeks

3.)Hera-make him lord of Asia and Europe

Term
When Paris chose Aphrodite as the posessor of the Golden Apple, what was that judgement called?
Definition
Judgement of Paris
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T/F. Helen was the fairest woman in the world.
Definition
True
Term
Since so many guys like Helen, what did her father have to do?
Definition
He made them all swear an oath that they could not harm whoever he chose or kidnap Helen.
Term
Who was chosen as Helen's husband and King of Sparta?
Definition
Menelaus
Term
How did Paris anger the Greeks and Menelaus in particular?(this started the war)
Definition
He stole Helen from him.
Term

T/F. Odysseus wanted to go to Troy.

T/F. Odysseus pretended to be "mental", but the police officer placed Odysseus' son in front of him as he was mowing the lawn, and Odysseys missed him proving he had his senses, so he was sent to Troy.

Definition

1.)False, he didn't

2.)True

Term
Why didn't Achilles' mom want him to go to war?
Definition
Because she knew of a prophecy that once he killed Hector, he would die soon after that.
Term
How did Odysseus find Achilles?(his mom made him hide dressed as a lady)
Definition
When he saw a "girl" fingering swords and daggers.
Term
Why was Artemis angry with the Greeks?
Definition
One of her creatures had been slain along with its children.
Term
T/F. In order to make the ocean still, Agamemnon had to sacrifice his oldest daughter Iphigenia.
Definition
True
Term
How was Agamemnon's daughter tricked?
Definition
He said for her to come to a marriage he had arranged for her, but when she got there, she was killed on the altar.
Term

1.)Who volunteered to be the first to get off and go to shore?

2.)Why was this action so brave?

Definition

1.)Protesilaus

2.)Because the oracle said that the first person ashore would be killed.

Term
T/F. Protesilaus' was killed, but Hermes arose him fron the dead for his wife to see him. Then his wife went to the dead with him.
Definition
True
Term
Who was King and Queen of Troy? Who was their best son?
Definition

K:Priam

Q:Hecuba

S:Hector

Term
Why did Apollo shoot arrows of fire down on the Greeks?
Definition
Becaise Agamemnon stold a priest's daughter, and the priest prayed to Apollo.
Term
Calchas was a ______.
Definition
Profit
Term
Thetis was mad at Achilles, so what did she do?
Definition
She told Zeus to make the Trojans win.
Term
Which Gods were for Troy? For Greek? Which God was neutral?
Definition

G:Poseidon,Hera,Athena

T:Aphrodite,Ares,Apollo,Artemis

N:Zeus

Term
T/F. Agamemnon was sent a false dream by Zeus saying that he would be able to get Helen as his wife.
Definition
False, the dream said that he would be victorious over Troy
Term
Paris fled when he was fighting Menelaus, so Agamemnon declared that Helen be given back and the war ended.... however, someone made the war start again. Who and Why?
Definition

1.)Aphrodite

2.)Hera wanted the war to go on so long so that Troy would be DEMOLISHED

Term
T/F. Athena had Pandarus, a Trojan, shoot Menelau with an arrow to start the war again.
Definition
True
Term
Aside from Achilles, ________ and ____ were supreme Greek warriors.
Definition

1.)Diomedes

2.)Ajax

Term
When Diomedes saw Aphrodite carrying Prince Aenas after he had wounded Aenas, what did Diomedes do?
Definition
He hurt Aphrodite!
Term
Who helped Diomedes strike down Ares?
Definition
Athena
Term
Who was called tamer of horses?
Definition
Hector
Term
Who angered Achilles causing him to stay in a tent?
Definition
Agamemnon
Term
__________ and _______ were sent to visit Achilles when Agamemnon was returning Briseis back.
Definition

1.)Odysseus

2.)Patroclus

Term
How did Hera distract Zeus?
Definition
By making herself seem incredibly pretty. Then she poured sweet sleep upon him.
Term
After Ajax had almost killed Hector, and the Trojans were fleeing... ____ woke up and blamed Hera for his sleep but she blamed ________ who was banished from the war.
Definition

1.)Zeus

2.)Poseidon

Term
_________ fought in Achilles' armor and led his men the Myrmidons.
Definition
Patroclus
Term

1.)Why did Achilles go back out and fight?

2.)His mother gave him armor that was made by __________.

Definition

1.)Because he found out Patroclus was killed.

2.)Hephaestus

Term
Xanthus and Scamander were 2 _____ that tried to _____ Achilles.
Definition

1.)rivers

2.)drown

Term
T/F. Hector killed Achilles and wounded Athena.
Definition
False, Achilles KILLED Hector with the help of Athena transforming into Hector's friend to trick him.
Term
What was Achilles going to do with Hector's dead body?
Definition
Feed it to dogs by Patroclus' corpse.
Term
Who ended up getting the body of Hector and making a proper funeral and burning him?
Definition
Priam, his Father.
Term
Who(2 people) killed Achilles?
Definition
Apollo+Paris by shooting an arrow in his foot.
Term
Why was Achilles invulnerable? Where wasn't he invulnerable... why?
Definition

1.)His mother put him in river styx when he was a child

2.)part of his foot

3.)his mom was holding him there and forgot to put that part in the river

Term

Who did Ajax try to kill?

How was he stopped... what did he do?

Definition

1.)Menelaus+Agamemnon

2.)Athena struck him with madness

3.)He thought all the animals were humans... so he killed them instead and then he killed himself.

Term
T/F. Ajax received a funeral in which he was burned.
Definition
False, he didn't deserve that special kind of funeral since he suicided himself.
Term
Helenus was a prophet of ____.
Definition
Troy
Term
What did Helenus tell Odysseus?
Definition
That the Trojans would not fall till one got Hercules' arrows.
Term
Who had Hercules' arrows? What happened to him when he was found?
Definition

1.)Philoctetes

2.)He was bitten by a poisonous snake

Term
Who went and helped Philoctetes?(1 person)
Definition
Odysseus
Term
Who was killed by Hercules' arrows?
Definition
Paris
Term
What was the Palladium?
Definition
A sacred image of Athena that had to be torn down before Troy could fall.
Term
_________ and ________ stole the Palladium.
Definition
Odysseus and Diomedes
Term
When the Greeks had to plan a surprise attack, Odysseus came up with the idea of a ______ _____.
Definition

Wooden Horse

 

*for sure on the test

Term
T/F. Inside the horse were the most important men, and everyone else left to a nearby island except for Sinon.
Definition
True
Term
After hearing Sinon speak and seeing Lacoon get drowned by sea serpents, what did Priam assume?
Definition
The Greeks surrendered, had left for Greece, and left a horse for them to sacrifice to Athena
Term
Once Odysseus and others got out of the horse, what was the first thing they did to Troy?
Definition
They burned mostly everything.
Term
What sneaky tactic did the Trojans use against the Greeks during the surprise attack?
Definition
The Trojans wore the armor of the dead Greeks... any Greeks they found during the surprise attack were killed.
Term
Who struck down the King of Troy, Priam?
Definition
Achilles' son
Term
T/F. Aphrodite and Apollo helped the Trojans on their final day.
Definition
False, only Aphrodite did by saving her son Aenas and his father and son.... not wife... she was separated and killed by a Greek
Term
Who was the last sacrifice of Troy?
Definition
Hectors' son, who was thrown off the cliff where his sister Polyxena was killed.
Term
Hectors mom, Queen Hecuba and Hector's wife were left as _____.
Definition
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