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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Oracle predict that troubles Penelope?

2. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?

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

4. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?

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

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