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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character symbolizes the peaceful life of the queen in Sparta and her royal duty to her husband?
(a) Hermione.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Hessia.
(d) Odysseus.

3. Who is deeply troubled by the love affair?
(a) Helen.
(b) Priam.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Paris.

4. What location is built of rock and considered an impenetrable fortress?
(a) Troy.
(b) Piraeus.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Acropolis.

5. Where does Helen's sadness stem from?
(a) She fears losing her independence.
(b) She is growing old.
(c) She realizes she will never have the love from any of her suitors that her friend Penelope has with Odysseus.
(d) She does not like war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is recognizable by long hair and a dance of death?

2. Who wreaks violence like a fiery tempest on the battlefield?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 5, with whom do the Trojans want to forge alliances?

4. Whose name means final battle?

5. Who does not want to hear about the marriage plot?

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