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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the act of growing a beard signify in Greek culture?

2. Who interrupts the suitors in the men's hall to present a plan for choosing the winning suitor?

3. Who falls in love soon after the royal banquet?

4. Which character has thirteen suitors?

5. Which character is shunned by the royal family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the public respond to the visionary character?

2. What does Menelaus think Paris can do while he is gone away?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is the dreadful vision that involves the Trojan prince?

4. What is the legend of Zeus and his progeny?

5. What is the promise Paris says Aphrodite gave him?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 10, Helen meets Paris. Describe what she sees.

7. Describe the events that unfold at the dinner banquet.

8. In response to one twin's fearful vision, what does the other twin suggest as a plan of action?

9. What is the role played by Clytemnestra during the royal courtship?

10. Why does Andromache appear hostile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The point of view in the story is generally that of Helen, Cassandra, or other women but sometimes shifts to other characters. Give an examples of where it shifts and how that affects the telling of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Hector to Achilles. Both of these characters are brave warriors. How are they similar and how are they different? What resources and people do they have for support? How does their relationship with loved ones affect their fight?

Essay Topic 3

What is the allusion offered by the horse that the Greeks leave behind? How does this contribute to the downfall of the Trojans?

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