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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. Where does Helen's sadness stem from?
(a) She does not like war.
(b) She is growing old.
(c) She realizes she will never have the love from any of her suitors that her friend Penelope has with Odysseus.
(d) She fears losing her independence.

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

3. Which character is most distraught about the conflict?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Helen.

4. Who exerts a power over the queen that cannot be stopped?
(a) Menelaus and Odysseus.
(b) Helen and Penelope.
(c) Aphrodite and Paris.
(d) Hermione and Hessia.

5. Which character grants ten days of truce?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Priam.
(d) Cassandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages single combat to end the war?

2. Who emerges as a confident and heroic character that makes courageous choices?

3. Which character evokes empathy in the reader?

4. Who believes that the best action is to sacrifice to the gods and wait?

5. What is the name of the child born to the rulers of Sparta?

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