Prologue revision - The Women of Troy

Poseidon is the god of.....?

• sky and thunder

• mountains and valleys

• sea and storms

• music and prophecy

Which is NOT one of the stage directions at the start of the prologue?

• The ruins of Troy

• Enter the Chorus

• Hecuba is lying face down

• Enter the god Poseidon

Poseidon built the city of Troy with which other god?

• Hera

• Athene

• Apollo

• Zeus

Which of the following is another word for the Trojans?

• Priams

• Phrygians

• Achaeans

• Phocian

Which "belly was pregnant" that wreaked havoc on Troy?

• Andromache's

• Helen's

• the Wooden Horse's

• the rumbling volcano's

After the "ferocious strike", who "lies dead" on the "steps of the temple of Zeus"?

• Paris

• Achilles

• Hector

• Priam

According to Poseidon, who helped the Greeks to defeat him?

• Zeus and Aphrodite

• Athene and Zeus

• Hera and Zeus

• Athene and Hera

According to Poseidon, when is a town no longer "worth a god's consideration"?

• when it has finished being built

• when its people are off fighting a war

• when all worship ceases

• when people put pleasure before work

What is the name of the river that runs through Troy?

• Scamander

• Eurotas

• Nestos

• Acheron

When Poseidon states "A prisoner, like the rest - and quite right too" - who is he referring to?

• Hecuba

• Astyanax

• Helen

• Cassandra