The Trojan Horse Study Questions

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Bring on the tough stuff - there's not just one right answer.

1. Learn more about Odysseus' other tricks in Homer's Odyssey. Compare and contrast these to his Trojan Horse ploy.
2. Who are the bad guys in this story? Who are the good guys? Are there any of either? Explain your answer.
3. Compare and contrast the different versions of the story in Virgil's Aeneid and Quintus Smyraenus' The Fall of Troy.
4. What do you think is this myth's opinion on war? Explain your answer. 
5. Write a version of this story where the Trojans discover the Greeks inside the horse. Go on, do it. It'll be fun. (Well, probably not for the Greeks.)