Summary (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Quizzes
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What aspect of war does Trojan Women focus on instead of celebrating Greek victory?
What aspect of war does Trojan Women focus on instead of celebrating Greek victory?
War's aftermath & human cost
Which two gods appear in the prologue discussing Troy's fate?
Which two gods appear in the prologue discussing Troy's fate?
Poseidon and Athena
Why does Athena plot the Greeks' destruction despite helping them win?
Why does Athena plot the Greeks' destruction despite helping them win?
As punishment for their impiety
To whom is Cassandra assigned as a concubine?
To whom is Cassandra assigned as a concubine?
Agamemnon
Who becomes Hecuba's master after Troy's fall?
Who becomes Hecuba's master after Troy's fall?
Odysseus
Why does Cassandra celebrate becoming Agamemnon's slave?
Why does Cassandra celebrate becoming Agamemnon's slave?
She foresees Agamemnon's death
How is Astyanax to be killed according to the Greek decree?
How is Astyanax to be killed according to the Greek decree?
Thrown from Troy's walls
What does Andromache's scene with Astyanax represent in the play's structure?
What does Andromache's scene with Astyanax represent in the play's structure?
The emotional climax
How does Helen defend herself in the confrontation with Hecuba?
How does Helen defend herself in the confrontation with Hecuba?
She blames the gods, especially Aphrodite
What is Hecuba's counter-argument to Helen's defence?
What is Hecuba's counter-argument to Helen's defence?
Helen was complicit & manipulative
What serves as Astyanax's makeshift bier in the funeral ritual?
What serves as Astyanax's makeshift bier in the funeral ritual?
Hector's shield
How does Trojan Women subvert traditional epic poetry?
How does Trojan Women subvert traditional epic poetry?
By focusing on defeat not victory