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

2. Who bristles at the idea of marriage to the legendary Greek hero?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helen.
(d) Polyxena.

3. What is the sign Aphrodite sends?
(a) The royal heir blesses the young lovers with a gift.
(b) The king of Sparta is wounded in battle, leaving the Trojan prince in charge.
(c) A child is born to the Spartan couple.
(d) The news arrives that Agamemnon has died and the king has to leave to attend the funeral rites.

4. Which two warriors battle without gaining an advantage?
(a) Paris and Deiphobus.
(b) Achilles and Menelaus.
(c) Hector and Ajax.
(d) Agamemnon and Priam.

5. Which character's complexity is revealed with contrasting sides to his personality?
(a) Paris.
(b) Andromache.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Helen's sadness stem from?

2. Which character symbolizes a different kind of power for women?

3. Who arrives at the Trojan palace from the field covered in blood?

4. When do the two warriors retire from the field?

5. Who refuses to watch the conflict because it is too painful to bear?

(see the answer key)

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