Trojan War part 8 (war begins)

What was one thing that made the Greeks realize that the war might be very difficult?

• The Trojans had fortified their city. There were huge walls around it.

• The Trojans had relocated to another camp. The Greeks could not find them.

• The Trojans had destroyed their city. There was nothing for the Greeks to capture.

What did a prophet tell the Greeks, which frightened them?

• The 1st ship that arrived at Troy would sink. All men aboard would die.

• The Greek that killed the 1st Trojan would die a horrible death.

• The only way to win the war was to kill the oldest Greek warrior.

• The 1st Greek on the beaches of Troy would be the 1st person to die.

How did Odysseus avoid the prophecy and not get killed?

• Odysseus fled to a distant land to escape the prophecy.
• Odysseus jumped off the ship and landed on his shield instead of the sands of Troy.

• He relied on the help of the gods to protect him.
• Odysseus accepted his fate and faced the prophecy head-on.

What TWO issues kept the Greeks from winning the war immediately?

Choose TWO answers.

• The gods refused to let the war start.

• The Trojans had enlisted the help of neighboring towns.

• Agamemnon did not have a battle plan yet.

• The walls of Troy were too high to climb over.