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

2. What does the act of growing a beard signify in Greek culture?
(a) That a young man is old enough to marry.
(b) That a young man is old enough to train as a warrior.
(c) That a warrior has given up battle and was settling into domestic life.
(d) That a man is ready for battle.

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

4. What is the reason the queen feels compelled to abandon her home?
(a) She wants to save her son.
(b) She hates her husband.
(c) She feels controlled by the goddess Aphrodite who convinces her to follow the Trojan prince.
(d) She wants to avert a war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries in Sparta in a wonderful ceremony?

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

3. Who lies around the city steeped in blood in the dream?

4. Who is promised to Menelaus?

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

(see the answer key)

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