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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. Whose love does the queen now understand?
(a) Priam.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Paris.
(d) Penelope.

2. What is the thorny issue facing the father of the young woman who is being courted by many suitors?
(a) Because of her obsessive charm, the young woman evokes jealousy and possessiveness in her suitors, who will then become enemies of whomever her father chooses as her husband.
(b) He does not like any of the suitors.
(c) His daughter is cursed.
(d) His daughter is pregnant with the child of a suitor.

3. Who is the character that kidnaps a twelve-year old as ransom in gold?
(a) Helen.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Paris.

4. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?
(a) All suitors must promise to defend the king all their lives if they want to be considered.
(b) The man who can fight off all the other suitors single-handedly will win the hand of the bride.
(c) All suitors must forsake all gambling and drinking forever if they want to be considered.
(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. To whom is the Grecian queen attracted?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Paris.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?

3. Which character has thirteen suitors?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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