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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is marriage considered so important?
(a) Marriage of royalty forges political alliances, uniting wealth and spreading influence.
(b) Marriage will create conflict for the king of Greece.
(c) Marriage is forbidden for the lovers.
(d) Marriage will result in the decline of Grecian power.

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

3. Who interrupts the suitors in the men's hall to present a plan for choosing the winning suitor?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Tyndareus.

4. Who is surprised by the reactions of the peasants when they climb aboard the golden chariot?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Piraeus.
(c) Helen.
(d) Tyndareus.

5. Who is the character that does not believe the legend of Zeus becoming a swan to mate with mortal women?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tyndareus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages the young woman to marry the younger brother of the King of Greece?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what does the king do that reveals his wisdom?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who stalls making a decision on marriage by staging hunts instead?

4. Who becomes transformed from a demanding, nail-biting, impatient person to a graceful and alluring person?

5. Who acts generously when the ransom is brought and deflects conflict?

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