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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two warriors battle without gaining an advantage?
(a) Hector and Ajax.
(b) Agamemnon and Priam.
(c) Achilles and Menelaus.
(d) Paris and Deiphobus.

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

3. Who predicts that the visionary princess will not have to wed?
(a) Paris.
(b) Helenus.
(c) King Nestor of Pylos.
(d) Phoenician traders.

4. Which character warns the women of the duel?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Hector.

5. What is the reason the Grecian king might consider going to war?
(a) To open trade negotiations.
(b) To stop paying double the price for goods on which Troy has levied taxes.
(c) To deflect criticism from his court.
(d) To defend their troops in Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves behind a gift of a horse?

2. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?

3. Who is the girl desired by the king?

4. What happens when the contest is halted?

5. Who dismisses the visions saying no one will believe them?

(see the answer key)

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