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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. Who is considered more intelligent than all the suitors combined?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Helen.
(d) Odysseus.

2. Which character has thirteen suitors?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Demeter.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what is the pivotal act?
(a) The transformation of the young woman into a symbol of power and beauty.
(b) The king's marriage to the young woman.
(c) The young woman's escape aboard a Grecian ship.
(d) The king's decision to abdicate his throne.

4. Which character only shares visions when they lead to good fortune or happiness?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Odysseus.

5. Who falls in love soon after the royal banquet?
(a) Menelaus and Hessia.
(b) Paris and Helen.
(c) Helen and Priam.
(d) Paris and Penelope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who further agitates discussions and serves as a mouthpiece for the Trojan prince?

2. Which character charms everyone in Troy?

3. Which character runs to share a vision to a sibling?

4. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?

5. Who is the character who defeated the bull of Crete in combat and became famous?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Penelope notice about Odysseus?

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

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

4. Why does Andromache appear hostile?

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

6. What gifts does Theseus send to the newly married couple?

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

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

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

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

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