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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 characters argue over the spoils of war?
(a) Helenus and Odysseus.
(b) Paris and Hector.
(c) Agamemnon and Priam.
(d) Agamemnon and Achilles.

2. Who became invincible by being dipped in the river Styx?
(a) Paris.
(b) Patroclus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Hector.

3. Who does not retreat behind Trojan walls but prepares to battle the enraged Greek hero?
(a) Patroclus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Hector.
(d) Paris.

4. Whose fate is unclear at the end of the story and has numerous different tales, ranging from going mad to leading a new dynasty and being murdered?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Paris.

5. Which two characters wrangle over a bet they made?
(a) Paris and Deiphobus.
(b) Helen and Cassandra.
(c) Agamemnon and Paris.
(d) Achilles and Menelaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hears the sounds of mourning while talking?

2. Where is the new capital of Troy built?

3. Who is assisted by the heroic character to safety immediately?

4. Which character grants ten days of truce?

5. What event creates a holiday mood in Troy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Achilles refuse to fight?

2. How does the Greek army respond to the death of Achilles?

3. Describe the discussion in the Trojan kitchen garden as war begins.

4. Describe Polyxena's appearance.

5. Why does Cassandra choose to go to Hector's mansion instead of going straight to the temple of Athena?

6. Why do Priam and Polyxena go to the Greek camp?

7. How do the women watch the unfolding battle?

8. What does Paris do that alters the fate of the Greek hero?

9. What does Cassandra wish to confide in her brother?

10. What does Cassandra see when she enters the royal mansion?

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