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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 watches the armies gather the dead when a truce is called?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hector.
(d) Cassandra.

2. Which character reunites with a daughter after a long time?
(a) Priam.
(b) Helen.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Deiphobus.

3. Where do the Trojan citizens escape to hide?
(a) The caves in the hills.
(b) The underground passage.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The temple of Athena.

4. Who plots to break his promise and enslave one of the women?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Deiphobus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Ajax.

5. Who refuses to watch the conflict because it is too painful to bear?
(a) Priam.
(b) Andromache.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at the Trojan palace from the field covered in blood?

2. Who bristles at the idea of marriage to the legendary Greek hero?

3. Who tries to placate the head of the Trojan army?

4. Who is afraid of the gift that the Greeks left behind?

5. Who are some of the Greek hero's victims?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What must Helen do in order to survive?

3. How does Paris distract his opponent?

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

5. What is the story that Helenus tells his sibling?

6. Which main character reveals a deceptive side?

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

8. Which two brave warriors fight against each other on the battlefield equally?

9. Who are the only soldiers spared on the battlefield and why?

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

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