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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? _________