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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 location is built of rock and considered an impenetrable fortress?
(a) Acropolis.
(b) Troy.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Piraeus.
2. Who are the characters who bring the ransom?
(a) Theseus' son.
(b) Helen's parents.
(c) Helen's brothers.
(d) Clytemnestra and Menelaus.
3. Who is the character that is perceptive enough to notice a softening in the ship captain's attitude?
(a) Helen.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Hessia.
4. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what is the pivotal act?
(a) The king's decision to abdicate his throne.
(b) The king's marriage to the young woman.
(c) The transformation of the young woman into a symbol of power and beauty.
(d) The young woman's escape aboard a Grecian ship.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part 2, Chapter 5, with whom do the Trojans want to forge alliances?
2. What is the reason the queen feels compelled to abandon her home?
3. Who has hairy arms?
4. Who is pleased to have the Trojan prince stay?
5. Who is the character who defeated the bull of Crete in combat and became famous?
Short Essay Questions
1. In response to one twin's fearful vision, what does the other twin suggest as a plan of action?
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. What do the women of Troy like about the Spartan queen when they first meet her?
5. Why will the suitors fight each other with vengeance?
6. What does Penelope notice about Odysseus?
7. What is the role played by Clytemnestra during the royal courtship?
8. What gifts does Theseus send to the newly married couple?
9. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is the dreadful vision that involves the Trojan prince?
10. What is Odysseus' plan to choose a suitor?
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