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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what does the king do that reveals his wisdom?
(a) He teaches the young woman to recognize, appreciate, and harness her beauty and its power over other people.
(b) He is willing to compromise with his foes.
(c) He chooses not to wage war.
(d) He teaches the young woman to commandeer a ship to escape.

2. To whom is the Grecian queen attracted?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Paris.

3. Which character is shunned by the royal family?
(a) Helen.
(b) Paris.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Cassandra.

4. Who sees the fleeing lovers at the temple of Aphrodite?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Phoenician traders.
(c) Priam.
(d) Penelope.

5. Which character joyfully shares stories of love after marriage?
(a) Helen.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Menelaus.

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

7. 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) Helen.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Hessia.

8. What is the sign Aphrodite sends?
(a) The news arrives that Agamemnon has died and the king has to leave to attend the funeral rites.
(b) The king of Sparta is wounded in battle, leaving the Trojan prince in charge.
(c) A child is born to the Spartan couple.
(d) The royal heir blesses the young lovers with a gift.

9. Who is hostile towards the Spartan queen?
(a) Antimachus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Cassandra.

10. Which character notices a shifting mood in the Trojan warriors?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helen.
(d) Antimachus.

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

12. What is the thorny issue facing the father of the young woman who is being courted by many suitors?
(a) Because of her obsessive charm, the young woman evokes jealousy and possessiveness in her suitors, who will then become enemies of whomever her father chooses as her husband.
(b) His daughter is cursed.
(c) His daughter is pregnant with the child of a suitor.
(d) He does not like any of the suitors.

13. 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 will create conflict for the king of Greece.
(d) Marriage is forbidden for the lovers.

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

15. Who sacks the city of Sion?
(a) Priam.
(b) Helen.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helenus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is pleased to have the Trojan prince stay?

2. What wedding gift is considered ominous?

3. Who does not notice the covert flirtation occurring at the king's dinner table?

4. Who inherits both a wife and a kingdom?

5. Which character only shares visions when they lead to good fortune or happiness?

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