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

2. Who is the character that kidnaps a twelve-year old as ransom in gold?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Paris.
(c) Helen.
(d) Penelope.

3. Where does Helen's sadness stem from?
(a) She realizes she will never have the love from any of her suitors that her friend Penelope has with Odysseus.
(b) She does not like war.
(c) She is growing old.
(d) She fears losing her independence.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who stalls making a decision on marriage by staging hunts instead?
(a) Helen.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Tyndareus.

5. Who encourages the young woman to marry the younger brother of the King of Greece?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Menelaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what is the pivotal act?

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

3. What is the thorny issue facing the father of the young woman who is being courted by many suitors?

4. Who is considered the child of Zeus?

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

(see the answer key)

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