Black Ships Before Troy

Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. What event is being celebrated at the beginning of the story?

2. How does Achilles disguise himself when Agamemnon calls him to battle?

3. How many years pass in Chapter 3 while the Greeks lay siege to Troy?

4. After his dream about victory, how does Agamemnon test the morale of his army?

5. When the Greeks seem to be winning the war, for what purpose does Hector tell his mother to gather the women of Troy?

Multiple Choice

1. Which goddess was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?

A) Athene

B) Eris

C) Hera

D) Aphrodite

2. After hearing his mother’s prediction about his fate if he chooses to go off to war, what does Achilles show he values most?

A) a long life

B) peace

C) fame

D) friendship

3. Which of his warriors does Agamemnon offend by insisting on taking Briseis when he is forced to return Chryseis?

A) Achilles

B) Diomedes

C) Odysseus

D) Ajax

4. For Paris, what is the outcome of the fight with Menelaus?

A) He is killed by Menelaus.