Learning Goals:

Students will be able to analyze how complex characters develop through text, interact with other
characters, advance the plot, or develop the theme.
Students can cite relevant textual evidence to support in-depth analysis and inferences drawn from the
text.

The Trojan War Study Questions (pages 253-76)

The Judgment of Paris
1.

What did Eris throw into the banqueting hall to cause trouble among the
goddesses? Why did she do this?

2.

What were the three things that Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite offered Paris?
Which did Paris choose?

The Trojan War

1. Who was the most beautiful woman in the world? Who was chosen to be her
husband?
2. What did Paris do to officially spark the Trojan War? Why did the chieftains of
Greece help Menelaus against Troy?
3. Which two Greek chieftains were missing at first? Where were they and why?
4. Why was Artemis angry with the Greeks? What did she demand of them to
calm the wind and ensure a safe voyage to Troy?
5. Why was it brave for Protesilaus to be the first to leap ashore?
6. Who was the greatest of the Trojan warriors? Of the Greek warriors? What did
each of them know would happen to them before Troy was taken?
7. For how many years did victory go back and forth? What two Greeks had a
fight that turned the tides in favor of the Trojans? What was the fight about?
8. Which gods were on the side of the Trojans? Which were on the side of the
Greeks? (Chart)
9. What did Aphrodite do to protect Paris when he fought alone against
Menelaus?
10. What happened to keep the Greeks and Trojans from coming to an agreement
after Menelaus battled Paris? Who caused this?
11. Who almost died at the hand of Diomedes? Who tried to stop Diomedes? Were
they successful?
12. How was Ares stopped when he was fighting for Hector with the Trojans? Did
this loss hurt the Trojans? How did the Trojans try to fix it?
13. How did the Greeks try to appease Achilles? What was his response?

14. What was Heras plan to swing the tide in favor of the Greeks? Did it work?
How did Hector escape harm? Who had been helping the Greeks against Zeus
wishes?
15. To whom did Achilles give his armor and men? Why?
16. What happened when Patroclus met Hector face to face? Who took Achilles
armor?
17. Why did Achilles enter the fight again? Who made his new armor? Who was
appointed by Zeus to die during this battle?
18. Who accompanied Achilles in battle? Why did Hector stop his flight around the
walls of Troy? Who did he think his ally was? Who was it really?
19. What covenant did Hector try to make with Achilles? Did Achilles accept?
20. What did Achilles do with Hectors body? What three gods on Olympus didnt
mind the abuse of the dead?
21. How did King Priam regain Hectors body?