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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the characters fighting in a duel?
(a) Priam and Agamemnon.
(b) Menelaus and Achilles.
(c) Hector and Cassandra.
(d) Paris and Menelaus.

2. Who is deeply troubled by the love affair?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Paris.
(c) Priam.
(d) Helen.

3. What is the theory of the twins' special gift?
(a) They could predict the future because they were protected in birth by a god.
(b) Apollo blessed them with visionary power.
(c) The twins fell asleep in Apollo's temple and were licked by sacred serpents.
(d) Their powers came alive when they were together.

4. Why is the visionary character shunned by others?
(a) This character rambles and is scary in appearance.
(b) This character is diseased.
(c) This character has unhappy visions that turn out to be true.
(d) This character drinks too much.

5. Who encourages the young woman to marry the younger brother of the King of Greece?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Theseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location is built of rock and considered an impenetrable fortress?

2. Who inherits both a wife and a kingdom?

3. What do the women do when there is a lull in the battle?

4. Who does not swear the oath of the suitors?

5. Which character is most distraught about the conflict?

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