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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Author's Epilogue, who is the character who surprisingly returns to Sparta?
(a) Helen.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Paris.

2. Where is the new capital of Troy built?
(a) Buthrotum.
(b) Aurelia.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Athens.

3. Who encourages single combat to end the war?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Deiphobus.
(d) Hector.

4. Who arrives at the Trojan palace from the field covered in blood?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Helen.

5. Who is the young Trojan princess that draws the attention of the most famous Greek warrior?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Polyxena.
(d) Helen.

6. Which character breaks the truce by wounding the Spartan king?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Hector.
(c) An archer.
(d) Paris.

7. What happens when the contest is halted?
(a) The two men go to the tower to fight in secret.
(b) Achilles attacks when the men are sleeping.
(c) Paris attacks when the men are sleeping.
(d) The two men exchange gifts and retire.

8. Who emerges as a confident and heroic character that makes courageous choices?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Deiphobus.
(d) Astyanax.

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

10. Who is the most scorned of Trojan warriors?
(a) King Agamemnon.
(b) Helenus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Paris.

11. How long does the Greek warrior circle the city walls after the death of the Trojan prince?
(a) Twelve days.
(b) A month.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five nights.

12. Which character cannot attend the ceremony for the stillborn child?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hector.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.

13. Which character symbolizes a different kind of power for women?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Polyxena.
(d) Andromache.

14. Which characters become friends?
(a) Helen and Cassandra.
(b) King Agamemnon and Hector.
(c) Penelope and Clytemnestra.
(d) Odysseus and Paris.

15. Where do the Trojan citizens escape to hide?
(a) The caves in the hills.
(b) The temple of Athena.
(c) The underground passage.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves behind a gift of a horse?

2. Who shoots an arrow that renders the Greek hero vulnerable?

3. Which character must distract Menelaus in order to escape destruction?

4. Who hears the sounds of mourning while talking?

5. Which character will be the advocate for the Trojans to the Spartan king?

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