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

2. Who refuses to listen to the visionary character?
(a) Helen.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Trojans.
(d) Menelaus.

3. Whose violent deaths make the Greek king lose his desire to rule?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Helen's brothers.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Odysseus.

4. What does the Oracle predict that troubles Penelope?
(a) Her son will die in the upcoming war.
(b) The war will destroy her home.
(c) Her best friend will die.
(d) Her husband will leave to fight in the war and not return home for twenty years.

5. What is revealed about women in Greek society in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Women are deceitful and power-hungry.
(b) Women become slaves of their husbands.
(c) Women marry younger men of their own choice.
(d) Women are considered objects of beauty and lack power over their own lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is this character that plays knucklebones with a cousin and does not want to give up childish things such as running down to see the new foal in the stable?

2. Where does Helen's sadness stem from?

3. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?

4. What is considered forbidden fruit?

5. What does Aphrodite apparently promise the Trojan prince?

(see the answer key)

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