The Trojan Horse

The author's purpose for writing this passage is to

• Entertain readers a cautionary tale

• give a biography of a creative soldier

• compare ancient war strategies

• inform readers about a historic event

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the author mention the sounds

of hammers?

• to describe the setting of the conflict

• to give an example of how Greeks fought

• to show that a plan was being carried out

• to provide more details about life in

  ancient Greece

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which quote from the passage best conveys the determination of both the Greeks and Trojans to win the war?

• "The story of the Trojan Horse from Greek mythology has appeared in several classic works of Greek literature."

• " After ten long years, the area fell silent."

• "In the story, the war between the ancient Greeks and Trojans had gone on for a decade."

• "For a time, the hostilities between the Greeks and the Trojans stopped, and the sounds of hammers rang throughout the Greek camp."

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which statement is the best evidence that Odysseus is clever?

• Odysseus consulted with his generals.

• Odysseus led the soldiers out of the

  horse’s belly.

• The Greeks were on the verge of giving up.

• The Greeks were fighting over a woman.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What evidence led the Trojans to think they had won the war?

• The war continued for a decade.

• The Greeks sailed off in their ships.

• The Trojans celebrated joyfully.

• The Greeks hid inside the horse.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1