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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?
(a) All the men who wish to be considered as suitors must swear oaths to protect the winner as blood brothers for the rest of their lives.
(b) All suitors must forsake all gambling and drinking forever if they want to be considered.
(c) All suitors must promise to defend the king all their lives if they want to be considered.
(d) The man who can fight off all the other suitors single-handedly will win the hand of the bride.

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

3. Who leads the Greek delegation in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Priam.
(b) King Nestor of Pylos.
(c) Phoenician traders.
(d) Paris.

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

5. Which character is destined to have a stillborn child?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Priam.
(c) Helen.
(d) Andromache.

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

7. Who has hairy arms?
(a) Helen.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Penelope.

8. Who packs to leave despite objections from the nurse in Part 1, Chapter 12?
(a) Helen.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Priam.
(d) Paris.

9. Who does not notice the covert flirtation occurring at the king's dinner table?
(a) Helen.
(b) Priam.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Paris.

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

11. Who is the leader of the Trojan army?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helenus.

12. In Part 1, Chapter 6, what is the decision-making process compared to?
(a) Choosing clothing.
(b) Choosing beauty products.
(c) Choosing a favorite story.
(d) Choosing melons.

13. Who are the characters who bring the ransom?
(a) Helen's parents.
(b) Theseus' son.
(c) Clytemnestra and Menelaus.
(d) Helen's brothers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is hostile towards the Spartan queen?

3. Which character is shunned by the royal family?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who stalls making a decision on marriage by staging hunts instead?

5. Who sees the fleeing lovers at the temple of Aphrodite?

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