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Nomen ______________________ Dies ______________ Hora ____
The Trojan War: Reading Comprehension Questions
Prologue: The Judgment of Paris
1. How did the goddess Eris cause trouble at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis? _________
2. How did each of the goddesses attempt to persuade Paris to choose them? ___________
The Trojan War
3. Why did every young prince in Greece want to marry Helen? __________
4. What oath did King Tyndareus ask all the kings of Greece to swear? __________
5. What was the “sacred bond” that Paris broke in Menelaus’ home in Sparta? __________
6. Who was the shrewdest Greek king, who didn’t want to sail to war in Troy? _________
7. Who were the main Greek and Trojan heroes, both cursed with short lives? _________
8. What decision did the two armies come upon to end the war quickly? ________
9. The last paragraph on page 2 says that “not a man there would have helped him for
they all hated Paris.” Why do you think Paris’ own countrymen would hate him?
10. What deal did Hector try to make with Achilles before they fought? _________
11. When Hector realizes that the “gods have summoned me to death,” (p. 3, second
paragraph), what does he say that proves he is heroic? (quote him in your answer).
12. Once Hector is defeated, how does Achilles humiliate him? __________
13. How did most of the gods and goddesses feel about Achilles’ pride? _________
14. How does King Priam of Troy put himself in danger for his people? __________
15. What is the name of the epic poem from which this story is taken? _________