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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 evokes empathy in the reader?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Paris.
2. Which character joyfully shares stories of love after marriage?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Helen.
3. Who is promised to Menelaus?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Troy.
(c) Helen.
(d) Penelope.
4. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?
(a) All suitors must promise to defend the king all their lives if they want to be considered.
(b) 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.
(c) The man who can fight off all the other suitors single-handedly will win the hand of the bride.
(d) All suitors must forsake all gambling and drinking forever if they want to be considered.
5. Who acts generously when the ransom is brought and deflects conflict?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Clytemnestra.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character only shares visions when they lead to good fortune or happiness?
2. Who inherits both a wife and a kingdom?
3. Who is the character that is perceptive enough to notice a softening in the ship captain's attitude?
4. Who does not swear the oath of the suitors?
5. Which character symbolizes the peaceful life of the queen in Sparta and her royal duty to her husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the women of Troy like about the Spartan queen when they first meet her?
2. In response to one twin's fearful vision, what does the other twin suggest as a plan of action?
3. Describe Helen in Part 1, Chapter 1.
4. How does the public respond to the visionary character?
5. What is Odysseus' plan to choose a suitor?
6. In Part 2, Chapter 1, we meet Cassandra. Describe her.
7. What gifts does Theseus send to the newly married couple?
8. What is the dream the visionary character has about war?
9. What news does Penelope receive that troubles her?
10. What is the promise Paris says Aphrodite gave him?
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