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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What location is built of rock and considered an impenetrable fortress?
(a) Piraeus.
(b) Troy.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Acropolis.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what is the pivotal act?
(a) The king's marriage to the young woman.
(b) The young woman's escape aboard a Grecian ship.
(c) The transformation of the young woman into a symbol of power and beauty.
(d) The king's decision to abdicate his throne.

3. What is the name of the child born to the rulers of Sparta?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Hermione.
(d) Hellespont.

4. What is revealed about women in Greek society in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Women are deceitful and power-hungry.
(b) Women marry younger men of their own choice.
(c) Women are considered objects of beauty and lack power over their own lives.
(d) Women become slaves of their husbands.

5. Who marries in Sparta in a wonderful ceremony?
(a) Helen and Menelaus.
(b) Tyndareus and Penelope.
(c) Odysseus and Penelope.
(d) Helen and Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls in love soon after the royal banquet?

2. Who does not notice the covert flirtation occurring at the king's dinner table?

3. Who becomes transformed from a demanding, nail-biting, impatient person to a graceful and alluring person?

4. Whose name means final battle?

5. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?

(see the answer key)

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