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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 character swears allegiance to the Trojan family and even the Spartan queen?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helenus.

2. Which character symbolizes a different kind of power for women?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Andromache.
(d) Polyxena.

3. Who wreaks violence like a fiery tempest on the battlefield?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Patroclus.
(c) Paris.
(d) Hector.

4. Who supposedly sent the dust storm?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Paris.
(c) Helen.
(d) Cassandra.

5. Where does the royal family gather to see the enemy ships arrive?
(a) The terrace above the Scaean Gate.
(b) The ocean bluffs.
(c) The dungeon.
(d) The Acropolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character must distract Menelaus in order to escape destruction?

2. What signals that the royal siblings are safe?

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

4. Who plots to break his promise and enslave one of the women?

5. Which character takes ten years to finally return home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Achilles refuse to fight?

4. What does Achilles do that makes the Trojan women weep?

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

6. What eventually happens to Helenus?

7. Why do the Trojans break down the city walls?

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

9. What does Helenus reveal to his sibling about the horse?

10. What are some of the challenges facing the Trojan army?

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