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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose name means final battle?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Hellespont.
(c) Hermione.
(d) Sparta.

3. Which character symbolizes the peaceful life of the queen in Sparta and her royal duty to her husband?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Hessia.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Hermione.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who predicts that the visionary princess will not have to wed?

3. Who is the character that does not believe the legend of Zeus becoming a swan to mate with mortal women?

4. Who is the character that is invited to Sparta for talks?

5. Who packs to leave despite objections from the nurse in Part 1, Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during negotiations between the Greeks and the Trojans?

2. Despite his courtship efforts, what is Menelaus unaware of?

3. Describe Helen through Menelaus' eyes when he first sees her.

4. What is Odysseus' plan to choose a suitor?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is the dreadful vision that involves the Trojan prince?

6. Describe the events that unfold at the dinner banquet.

7. What does Penelope notice about Odysseus?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 1, we meet Cassandra. Describe her.

9. Why will the suitors fight each other with vengeance?

10. What is the legend of Zeus and his progeny?

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