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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is tormented by terrible visions?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Cassandra.

3. What are the bitter choices facing the queen if she departs?
(a) She risks losing her child and also being caught by her husband.
(b) She could be killed.
(c) She loses her wealth.
(d) She would lose the beauty that she had become famous for.

4. Who is the character most moved by the arrival of the Trojan prince?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Helen.
(d) Menelaus.

5. What is the sign Aphrodite sends?
(a) The king of Sparta is wounded in battle, leaving the Trojan prince in charge.
(b) The news arrives that Agamemnon has died and the king has to leave to attend the funeral rites.
(c) The royal heir blesses the young lovers with a gift.
(d) A child is born to the Spartan couple.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who exerts a power over the queen that cannot be stopped?

4. Who is considered the child of Zeus?

5. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?

(see the answer key)

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