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

2. Who falls in love soon after the royal banquet?
(a) Paris and Helen.
(b) Helen and Priam.
(c) Paris and Penelope.
(d) Menelaus and Hessia.

3. What does the Oracle predict that troubles Penelope?
(a) The war will destroy her home.
(b) Her best friend will die.
(c) Her husband will leave to fight in the war and not return home for twenty years.
(d) Her son will die in the upcoming war.

4. Who does not notice the covert flirtation occurring at the king's dinner table?
(a) Helen.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Priam.
(d) Paris.

5. Who does not retreat behind Trojan walls but prepares to battle the enraged Greek hero?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Paris.
(c) Patroclus.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character warns the women of the duel?

2. Who does not swear the oath of the suitors?

3. Who is hostile towards the Spartan queen?

4. Who is the leader of the Trojan army?

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

(see the answer key)

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