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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is considered more intelligent than all the suitors combined?
(a) Helen.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Odysseus.

2. Who is the character that is perceptive enough to notice a softening in the ship captain's attitude?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Hessia.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Helen.

3. What does the Oracle predict that troubles Penelope?
(a) Her son will die in the upcoming war.
(b) Her husband will leave to fight in the war and not return home for twenty years.
(c) The war will destroy her home.
(d) Her best friend will die.

4. Whose name means final battle?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Telemachus.
(d) Hellespont.

5. What location is built of rock and considered an impenetrable fortress?
(a) Piraeus.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Troy.
(d) Acropolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the act of growing a beard signify in Greek culture?

2. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?

3. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?

4. Which character gives the bride advice to be happy with what she has received?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 6, what is the decision-making process compared to?

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