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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. Which character charms everyone in Troy?
(a) Priam.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.

2. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?
(a) Hellespont.
(b) Troy.
(c) Athens.
(d) Sparta.

3. What is the reason the Grecian king might consider going to war?
(a) To deflect criticism from his court.
(b) To stop paying double the price for goods on which Troy has levied taxes.
(c) To open trade negotiations.
(d) To defend their troops in Asia.

4. Who sacks the city of Sion?
(a) Priam.
(b) Helenus.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women do when there is a lull in the battle?

2. Who sails up the Hellespont to raid Thrace?

3. Who is pleased by the arrival of the Spartan queen?

4. Which character symbolizes the peaceful life of the queen in Sparta and her royal duty to her husband?

5. What is the name of the child born to the rulers of Sparta?

(see the answer key)

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