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Quiz about The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships
Quiz about The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships Quiz

This quiz is about Helen of Troy. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leda, the wife of King Tyndareus. Helen's beauty is said to be the cause of the Trojan War.

A multiple-choice quiz by 1011DANIELLE. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
1011DANIELLE
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
273,930
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
936
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Question 1 of 10
1. Helen's father was Zeus, and he was said to have appeared to her mother, Leda, as a swan. What color egg was Helen said to have been hatched from? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. When of age to be married, Helen had many suitors, so King Tyndareus made all the men swear an oath that they would be content with whoever Helen chose to marry. Whom did she end up choosing? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Odysseus was the man who came up with the idea of the oath and proposed it to Tyndareus. What did Odysseus want in return? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Helen and Menelaus had one child. What was her name? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Who sailed to Greece and, in kind words, swept Helen off of her feet? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. After discovering that Helen had sailed away with her new lover, what did Menelaus do? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. During the Trojan War, was it Menelaus that killed his wife's lover?


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Question 8 of 10
8. After the death of Paris, Helen gets married to Deiphobus. This is Helen's choice, as she has wanted him all along.


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Question 9 of 10
9. After the fall of Troy, Helen and Menelaus were brought back together. On their way back to Sparta, however, storms sent their ship in other directions. Which of the following places did they NOT land on before they reached Sparta? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. After Menelaus died, Helen was driven out of Sparta by Nicostratus and Megapenthes, escaping to Rhodes. Who was said to have killed Helen while she was in Rhodes? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Helen's father was Zeus, and he was said to have appeared to her mother, Leda, as a swan. What color egg was Helen said to have been hatched from?

Answer: Blue

 It was a blue egg Helen was said to have been hatched from. In some tales, her brother, Polydeuces is also said to have hatched from an egg.
2. When of age to be married, Helen had many suitors, so King Tyndareus made all the men swear an oath that they would be content with whoever Helen chose to marry. Whom did she end up choosing?

Answer: Menelaus

 She did end up choosing Menelaus as her husband. He left his palace at Mycenae where his brother was king, and became the King of Sparta.
3. Odysseus was the man who came up with the idea of the oath and proposed it to Tyndareus. What did Odysseus want in return?

Answer: The hand of Penelope in marriage

 Odysseus came as a suitor to Helen, but only wanted Penelope's hand in marriage. Penelope's father, Icarius, swore that no one would marry his daughter unless that suitor beat him in a footrace. Odysseus succeeded.
4. Helen and Menelaus had one child. What was her name?

Answer: Hermione

 Persephone is the god that Helen was said to have looked up to, besides Aphrodite. Clytemnestra was Helen's sister. Hecuba was the Queen of Troy.
5. Who sailed to Greece and, in kind words, swept Helen off of her feet?

Answer: Paris

 Paris was visited by the three goddesses - Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. He was asked to pick who was the most beautiful between the three. Upon choosing Aphrodite, she guaranteed him a gift. That gift turned out to be Helen.
6. After discovering that Helen had sailed away with her new lover, what did Menelaus do?

Answer: Gathered all of Helen's suitors

 Menelaus demanded that they sustain the oath they made and come to Troy with him and fight. Most of them did show.
7. During the Trojan War, was it Menelaus that killed his wife's lover?

Answer: No

Menelaus had nothing to do with the death of Paris. The poisoned arrows of Hercules, belonging to Philoctetes, were said to have grazed his arm and killed him.
8. After the death of Paris, Helen gets married to Deiphobus. This is Helen's choice, as she has wanted him all along.

Answer: False

Helen was still mourning over Paris. She did not want to be with Deiphobus, but, with the death of Paris, the little power she had in Troy vanished.
9. After the fall of Troy, Helen and Menelaus were brought back together. On their way back to Sparta, however, storms sent their ship in other directions. Which of the following places did they NOT land on before they reached Sparta?

Answer: Ithaca

 They spent several years in Cyprus, Phoenicia, and Egypt. Ithaca was never reached by the pair.
10. After Menelaus died, Helen was driven out of Sparta by Nicostratus and Megapenthes, escaping to Rhodes. Who was said to have killed Helen while she was in Rhodes?

Answer: Polyxo's servants

 Helen believed Polyxo was her friend, but Polyxo wanted to avenge her husband, Tlepolemus, who died at Troy. Polyxo sent her servants to grab Helen while she was bathing, and hang her from a tree.
Source: Author 1011DANIELLE

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