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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has hairy arms?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Helen.

2. Who are the characters fighting in a duel?
(a) Menelaus and Achilles.
(b) Hector and Cassandra.
(c) Paris and Menelaus.
(d) Priam and Agamemnon.

3. When do the two warriors retire from the field?
(a) When the flag is raised.
(b) When the moon disappears.
(c) When a conch is blown.
(d) When darkness falls.

4. Which character symbolizes the peaceful life of the queen in Sparta and her royal duty to her husband?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Hessia.

5. Who is considered more intelligent than all the suitors combined?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character disappears when dust obscures vision of the field?

2. Who packs to leave despite objections from the nurse in Part 1, Chapter 12?

3. What does Aphrodite apparently promise the Trojan prince?

4. What is the reason the Grecian king might consider going to war?

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

(see the answer key)

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