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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. 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.

2. Who is considered the child of Zeus?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Hessia.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Helen.

3. Why is marriage considered so important?
(a) Marriage of royalty forges political alliances, uniting wealth and spreading influence.
(b) Marriage will create conflict for the king of Greece.
(c) Marriage is forbidden for the lovers.
(d) Marriage will result in the decline of Grecian power.

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

5. Which character has thirteen suitors?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who stalls making a decision on marriage by staging hunts instead?

2. Who interrupts the suitors in the men's hall to present a plan for choosing the winning suitor?

3. What symbolizes good fortune in Greek culture?

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

5. Who marries in Sparta in a wonderful ceremony?

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