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

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

3. Who is promised to Menelaus?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Troy.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Helen.

4. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?
(a) All the men who wish to be considered as suitors must swear oaths to protect the winner as blood brothers for the rest of their lives.
(b) All suitors must promise to defend the king all their lives if they want to be considered.
(c) The man who can fight off all the other suitors single-handedly will win the hand of the bride.
(d) All suitors must forsake all gambling and drinking forever if they want to be considered.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries in Sparta in a wonderful ceremony?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what does the king do that reveals his wisdom?

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

4. Who acts generously when the ransom is brought and deflects conflict?

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

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