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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will come to negotiate the release of the Spartan queen?
(a) Penelope, Odysseus, and Helen.
(b) Hector, Cassandra, and Paris.
(c) Cassandra, Helenus, and Priam.
(d) Nestor, Odysseus, and Menelaus.

2. Who exerts a power over the queen that cannot be stopped?
(a) Helen and Penelope.
(b) Menelaus and Odysseus.
(c) Aphrodite and Paris.
(d) Hermione and Hessia.

3. Who is pleased by the arrival of the Spartan queen?
(a) Priam.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Hector.

4. What do the women do when there is a lull in the battle?
(a) They wash linens and bathe in a snow-fed pool.
(b) They dance and celebrate.
(c) They barricade themselves underground.
(d) They learn how to fight.

5. Which character has thirteen suitors?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Demeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is most distraught about the conflict?

2. Whose name means final battle?

3. Who is the young Trojan princess that draws the attention of the most famous Greek warrior?

4. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?

5. What does the Oracle predict that troubles Penelope?

(see the answer key)

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