Trojan War: Key Figures and Events: Multiple Choice

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01Whose abduction/elopement from Sparta prompted the Greek expedition against Troy?
02Which Greek hero, famed for his cunning, is most closely associated with devising and executing the Trojan Horse plan?
03According to later epic tradition, who is credited with killing Achilles (often with divine assistance)?
04Who killed Patroclus, an act that drove Achilles back into the fighting?
05What stratagem allowed the Greeks to enter Troy and bring about the fall of the city?
06Which Trojan prince was the foremost defender of the city and was killed by Achilles?
07Who was king of Troy during the events of the Trojan War?
08Which Achaean leader served as commander-in-chief of the Greek forces at Troy?
09Which Greek hero withdrew from battle after a dispute with Agamemnon, a central plot point of the Iliad?
10Which prince's judgment (awarding the golden apple) set in motion the events that led to the Trojan War?
11Which Trojan warrior and later legendary ancestor of the Romans escaped from Troy in the epic tradition?
12The Iliad itself concentrates primarily on which theme/event?