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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 packs to leave despite objections from the nurse in Part 1, Chapter 12?
(a) Hermione.
(b) Paris.
(c) Priam.
(d) Helen.

2. What object turns into fire in the dream?
(a) The cushion.
(b) The honey.
(c) The flute.
(d) The ship.

3. Who is surprised by the reactions of the peasants when they climb aboard the golden chariot?
(a) Tyndareus.
(b) Piraeus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Helen.

4. Which character evokes empathy in the reader?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helenus.

5. Who is considered the child of Zeus?
(a) Hessia.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Helen.
(d) Sparta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is promised to Menelaus?

2. Which character has thirteen suitors?

3. Where does Helen's sadness stem from?

4. Why is the visionary character shunned by others?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who stalls making a decision on marriage by staging hunts instead?

(see the answer key)

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