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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 is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?
(a) 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.
(b) All suitors must forsake all gambling and drinking forever if they want to be considered.
(c) The man who can fight off all the other suitors single-handedly will win the hand of the bride.
(d) All suitors must promise to defend the king all their lives if they want to be considered.

2. Who is the character who defeated the bull of Crete in combat and became famous?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Paris.

3. Who inherits both a wife and a kingdom?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Tyndareus.
(d) Odysseus.

4. Which character joyfully shares stories of love after marriage?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Penelope.

5. Who is pleased by the arrival of the Spartan queen?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Hector.
(c) Priam.
(d) Helenus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the story told about the birth of the Trojan prince?

2. What does Aphrodite apparently promise the Trojan prince?

3. Who does not notice the covert flirtation occurring at the king's dinner table?

4. What symbolizes good fortune in Greek culture?

5. Who is considered as beautiful as Aphrodite?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Penelope notice about Odysseus?

4. What is the reason that Menelaus gives for waging war with Troy?

5. What is Helen envious about?

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

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

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

9. What news does Penelope receive that troubles her?

10. In Part 1, Chapter 10, Helen meets Paris. Describe what she sees.

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