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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Helen.

2. Who is the character who defeated the bull of Crete in combat and became famous?
(a) Paris.
(b) Helen.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Zeus.

3. Who becomes transformed from a demanding, nail-biting, impatient person to a graceful and alluring person?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Helen.
(d) Servant girl.

4. Who acts generously when the ransom is brought and deflects conflict?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Theseus.

5. What is the thorny issue facing the father of the young woman who is being courted by many suitors?
(a) His daughter is pregnant with the child of a suitor.
(b) His daughter is cursed.
(c) He does not like any of the suitors.
(d) Because of her obsessive charm, the young woman evokes jealousy and possessiveness in her suitors, who will then become enemies of whomever her father chooses as her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has hairy arms?

2. What is revealed about women in Greek society in Part 1, Chapter 6?

3. Who encourages the young woman to marry the younger brother of the King of Greece?

4. Who is considered the child of Zeus?

5. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?

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