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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character warns the women of the duel?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Helenus.

3. Who are some of the warriors hidden for a surprise attack?
(a) Paris, Helenus, and Cassandra.
(b) Odysseus, Ajax, and Menelaus.
(c) Deiphobus, Priam, and Hector.
(d) Achilles, Hector, and Priam.

4. What event creates a holiday mood in Troy?
(a) A week of winemaking.
(b) The birth of a royal heir.
(c) The arrival of the Greeks.
(d) The marriage of the Trojan prince.

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

6. Who plots to break his promise and enslave one of the women?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Deiphobus.

7. Which characters argue over the spoils of war?
(a) Paris and Hector.
(b) Agamemnon and Achilles.
(c) Agamemnon and Priam.
(d) Helenus and Odysseus.

8. Who bristles at the idea of marriage to the legendary Greek hero?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Polyxena.
(c) Helen.
(d) Cassandra.

9. Who runs into the garden to weep as the battle rages?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Priam.
(d) Paris.

10. Who strips off the armor of the Greek warrior after slaying him in battle?
(a) Hector.
(b) Paris.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Achilles.

11. Which character is recognizable by long hair and a dance of death?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Paris.

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

13. Who is the girl desired by the king?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Briseis.
(d) Polyxena.

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

15. Which character swears allegiance to the Trojan family and even the Spartan queen?
(a) Paris.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Helenus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Greek soldiers come out of in the middle of the night?

2. Which character goes disguised as a famous cousin and leads forces into battle?

3. Who watches the armies gather the dead when a truce is called?

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

5. Who hears the sounds of mourning while talking?

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