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

2. In Part 1, Chapter 6, what is the decision-making process compared to?
(a) Choosing beauty products.
(b) Choosing clothing.
(c) Choosing a favorite story.
(d) Choosing melons.

3. Who marries in Sparta in a wonderful ceremony?
(a) Helen and Odysseus.
(b) Helen and Menelaus.
(c) Tyndareus and Penelope.
(d) Odysseus and Penelope.

4. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?
(a) All suitors must forsake all gambling and drinking forever if they want to be considered.
(b) All suitors must promise to defend the king all their lives if they want to be considered.
(c) The man who can fight off all the other suitors single-handedly will win the hand of the bride.
(d) All the men who wish to be considered as suitors must swear oaths to protect the winner as blood brothers for the rest of their lives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name means final battle?

2. Who is considered more intelligent than all the suitors combined?

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

4. Which character has thirteen suitors?

5. Who is the character that is perceptive enough to notice a softening in the ship captain's attitude?

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