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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 ties a naked body to a chariot and drives around the city walls?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Patroclus.
(c) Hector.
(d) Menelaus.

2. Which characters scheme against the Greek warrior by playing upon his attraction to a young princess?
(a) Penelope and Helen.
(b) Helen and Polyxena.
(c) Cassandra and Helen.
(d) Cassandra and Polyxena.

3. Who becomes worried because of the death of the courageous cousin?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Paris.
(c) Patroclus.
(d) Achilles.

4. Who are some of the Greek hero's victims?
(a) Paris, Helen, and Helenus.
(b) King Agamemnon, Hector, and Menelaus.
(c) Cassandra, Odysseus, and Penelope.
(d) Coroebus, Pandarus, and Othronus.

5. What do the women do when there is a lull in the battle?
(a) They barricade themselves underground.
(b) They learn how to fight.
(c) They wash linens and bathe in a snow-fed pool.
(d) They dance and celebrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character's complexity is revealed with contrasting sides to his personality?

2. Who emerges as a heroic character?

3. Which two characters wrangle over a bet they made?

4. Who are some of the warriors hidden for a surprise attack?

5. Who became invincible by being dipped in the river Styx?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Achilles refuse to fight?

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 19, what risk does Cassandra take?

4. Why is the child of Agamemnon sacrificed?

5. What is the immediate repercussion of Patroclus' death?

6. What is Helen's plan to save Troy?

7. What must Helen do in order to survive?

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

9. How do the women watch the unfolding battle?

10. How does Paris distract his opponent?

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