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

2. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?
(a) Hellespont.
(b) Athens.
(c) Troy.
(d) Sparta.

3. What is the reason the Grecian king might consider going to war?
(a) To open trade negotiations.
(b) To stop paying double the price for goods on which Troy has levied taxes.
(c) To deflect criticism from his court.
(d) To defend their troops in Asia.

4. What is revealed about women in Greek society in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Women become slaves of their husbands.
(b) Women are deceitful and power-hungry.
(c) Women are considered objects of beauty and lack power over their own lives.
(d) Women marry younger men of their own choice.

5. Who has hairy arms?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose name means final battle?

3. What is the name of the child born to the rulers of Sparta?

4. Who is considered the child of Zeus?

5. Who is the character that kidnaps a twelve-year old as ransom in gold?

(see the answer key)

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