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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What symbolizes good fortune in Greek culture?
(a) Honeyed wine.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Good weather.
(d) Ships.
2. Who sacks the city of Sion?
(a) Paris.
(b) Priam.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Helen.
3. What does Aphrodite apparently promise the Trojan prince?
(a) Aphrodite promises the Trojan prince that he will win any war he fights.
(b) If Aphrodite is made queen of Sparta, she will grant the Trojan prince anything he desires.
(c) If Aphrodite becomes the winner of a contest among three goddesses, she will give Helen to the Trojan prince.
(d) Aphrodite promises that the Trojan prince will be eternally youthful.
4. 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?
(a) Hessia.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Helen.
5. Why is marriage considered so important?
(a) Marriage of royalty forges political alliances, uniting wealth and spreading influence.
(b) Marriage will result in the decline of Grecian power.
(c) Marriage is forbidden for the lovers.
(d) Marriage will create conflict for the king of Greece.
6. Whose name means final battle?
(a) Hellespont.
(b) Telemachus.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Hermione.
7. Who will come to negotiate the release of the Spartan queen?
(a) Hector, Cassandra, and Paris.
(b) Cassandra, Helenus, and Priam.
(c) Nestor, Odysseus, and Menelaus.
(d) Penelope, Odysseus, and Helen.
8. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?
(a) Helen.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Odysseus.
9. 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.
10. Who is the character most moved by the arrival of the Trojan prince?
(a) Helen.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Penelope.
11. Who falls in love soon after the royal banquet?
(a) Paris and Penelope.
(b) Paris and Helen.
(c) Menelaus and Hessia.
(d) Helen and Priam.
12. Which character runs to share a vision to a sibling?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Helenus.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.
13. Who is the character that kidnaps a twelve-year old as ransom in gold?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Helen.
(d) Paris.
14. Who is pleased by the arrival of the Spartan queen?
(a) Priam.
(b) Hector.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Cassandra.
15. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what is the pivotal act?
(a) The transformation of the young woman into a symbol of power and beauty.
(b) The king's marriage to the young woman.
(c) The young woman's escape aboard a Grecian ship.
(d) The king's decision to abdicate his throne.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character notices a shifting mood in the Trojan warriors?
2. Whose love does the queen now understand?
3. Who believes that the best action is to sacrifice to the gods and wait?
4. Which character is most distraught about the conflict?
5. Who is distraught about leaving a child behind?
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