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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who escapes and builds the city of Rome?
(a) Deiphobus.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Aeneas.

3. Which character reunites with a daughter after a long time?
(a) Deiphobus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Priam.

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

5. Who is deceptively led away to Aulis?
(a) King Agamemnon.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) Hector.
(d) Helen.

6. Which character disappears when dust obscures vision of the field?
(a) Hector.
(b) Paris.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Achilles.

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

8. Who is happy to see the leader of the Trojan army is safe?
(a) Priam.
(b) Hector.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Helen.

9. Which character describes what is contained inside the gift?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Deiphobus.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Cassandra.

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

11. Who sails up the Hellespont to raid Thrace?
(a) Achilles and his battalion of Myrmidons.
(b) King Agamemnon and his troops.
(c) Hector and his army.
(d) Paris and his archers.

12. What do Greek soldiers come out of in the middle of the night?
(a) A chariot.
(b) A hidden door underneath a mansion.
(c) A ship.
(d) A wooden horse.

13. Who hears the sounds of mourning while talking?
(a) Helen and Menelaus.
(b) Priam and Paris.
(c) Helen and Cassandra.
(d) Andromache and Cassandra.

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

15. Which character is sewing and avoiding any fearful thoughts?
(a) Andromache.
(b) Helen.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Priam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is assisted by the heroic character to safety immediately?

2. Who are some of the Greek hero's victims?

3. Which character avoids conflict with the Spartan king?

4. Who encourages single combat to end the war?

5. Who does not want to hear about the marriage plot?

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