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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. What does Aphrodite apparently promise the Trojan prince?
(a) If Aphrodite is made queen of Sparta, she will grant the Trojan prince anything he desires.
(b) Aphrodite promises that the Trojan prince will be eternally youthful.
(c) Aphrodite promises the Trojan prince that he will win any war he fights.
(d) If Aphrodite becomes the winner of a contest among three goddesses, she will give Helen to the Trojan prince.

2. Which character notices a shifting mood in the Trojan warriors?
(a) Helen.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Antimachus.
(d) Cassandra.

3. Who takes the palace treasury on to a ship?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Priam.
(c) Helen.
(d) Odysseus.

4. What symbolizes good fortune in Greek culture?
(a) Ships.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Honeyed wine.
(d) Good weather.

5. Who is the character that does not believe the legend of Zeus becoming a swan to mate with mortal women?
(a) Tyndareus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the visionary character shunned by others?

2. Which character charms everyone in Troy?

3. Which character evokes empathy in the reader?

4. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?

5. Who dismisses the visions saying no one will believe them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the dream the visionary character has about war?

3. What is the transformation that happens to Helen after she leaves home?

4. In response to one twin's fearful vision, what does the other twin suggest as a plan of action?

5. What do the women of Troy like about the Spartan queen when they first meet her?

6. Why does Andromache appear hostile?

7. How does the public respond to the visionary character?

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

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

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

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