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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character learns about the terrible vision of death awaiting the head of the Trojan army?
(a) Antimachus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Odysseus.

2. Who is the character that is perceptive enough to notice a softening in the ship captain's attitude?
(a) Helen.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Hessia.
(d) Zeus.

3. 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) Penelope.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Hessia.

4. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?
(a) Athens.
(b) Troy.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Hellespont.

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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.

9. Who is considered the child of Zeus?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Hessia.
(d) Helen.

10. Who acts generously when the ransom is brought and deflects conflict?
(a) Helen.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Clytemnestra.

11. In Part 2, Chapter 5, with whom do the Trojans want to forge alliances?
(a) Athenian kingdoms.
(b) Thracian kingdoms.
(c) Spartan kingdoms.
(d) Phoenician kingdoms.

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

13. What is the name of the child born to the rulers of Sparta?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Hellespont.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Hermione.

14. Who sends a wedding gift of an Arabian mare?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Tyndareus.
(d) Theseus.

15. Which character gives the bride advice to be happy with what she has received?
(a) Tyndareus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is destined to have a stillborn child?

2. Where does Helen's sadness stem from?

3. What is revealed about women in Greek society in Part 1, Chapter 6?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what does the king do that reveals his wisdom?

5. Who is the leader of the Trojan army?

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