The Women of Troy Review Quiz (HT)

Where and when was the play 'The Women of Troy' first performed?

• Troy 415 BCE

• Sparta 415 BCE

• Athens 415 BCE

• Troy 800 BCE

What historical event was taking place during the time period when this play was first performed?

• Peloponnesian War

• Trojan War

• War between Greece and Persia

• Fall of the Roman Empire

Poseidon declares "I will desert famous Troy" because

• "the gods hate Troy"

• "I've always had a particular love for this city of the Phrygians."

• "there's no longer anything left worth a god's consideration"

• "I am a god. I built this city."

What is the cause of Athene's anger?

• The fall of Troy

• The murder of Astyanax

• The rape of Cassandra

• The arrogance of the Trojans

Which Greek leader claims Hecuba as his slave?

• Menelaus

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

• Peleus

Complete this line of dialogue with the correct word:

"The living at least have _____. To be dead is to be nothing."

Who requests that the body of Astyanax be given to Hecuba to be buried with his father's shield?

• Hecuba begs Talthybius

• Hecuba begs Menelaus

• Andromache begs Neoptolemus

• Andromache begs Odysseus

What do Hecuba and Andromache talk about in their rapid dialogue?

• Their desire for revenge

• Their shared hatred of Helen

• Their grief and suffering

• Their hopes for the future

According to Andromache, what "ruined" her?

• Her "reputation" as the ideal wife"

• Her "lust" for Hector

• The "beauty and betrayal" of Helen

• Her talk of revenge

Andromache is to become the concubine of which Greek?

• Agamemnon

• Odysseus

• Hector

• Neoptolemus