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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 is considered forbidden fruit?
(a) The clandestine relationship of Helen, the wife of Menelaus, with Paris.
(b) Penelope whom the Trojan prince pursues.
(c) Honeyed wine that is only given to the gods.
(d) Taking possession of the Grecian kingdom covertly.

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

3. Who interrupts the suitors in the men's hall to present a plan for choosing the winning suitor?
(a) Tyndareus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Odysseus.

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

5. What does Aphrodite apparently promise the Trojan prince?
(a) Aphrodite promises that the Trojan prince will be eternally youthful.
(b) If Aphrodite becomes the winner of a contest among three goddesses, she will give Helen to the Trojan prince.
(c) If Aphrodite is made queen of Sparta, she will grant the Trojan prince anything he desires.
(d) Aphrodite promises the Trojan prince that he will win any war he fights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the character that does not believe the legend of Zeus becoming a swan to mate with mortal women?

2. What does the act of growing a beard signify in Greek culture?

3. Who marries in Sparta in a wonderful ceremony?

4. Whose name means final battle?

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

(see the answer key)

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