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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character breaks the truce by wounding the Spartan king?
(a) Paris.
(b) Achilles.
(c) An archer.
(d) Hector.

2. What is the story told about the birth of the Trojan prince?
(a) When the Trojan prince was born, his parents both were murdered and he was left an orphan.
(b) The Trojan prince was left on a mountainside because of a dream his mother had of burning sticks and cared for by a shepherd until he returned to Troy and won the annual games and confessed his royal birth.
(c) The Trojan prince was spirited away by demons and forced to live sequestered on an island till he was rescued as an adolescent.
(d) The Trojan prince was conceived in a lake and was the son of Zeus.

3. Who becomes angry about the idea of matchmaking the legendary Greek hero with a Trojan princess?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Hector.
(d) Agamemnon.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5, with whom do the Trojans want to forge alliances?
(a) Spartan kingdoms.
(b) Phoenician kingdoms.
(c) Athenian kingdoms.
(d) Thracian kingdoms.

5. Who is the young Trojan princess that draws the attention of the most famous Greek warrior?
(a) Polyxena.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What symbolizes good fortune in Greek culture?

3. Who will come to negotiate the release of the Spartan queen?

4. Why is the visionary character shunned by others?

5. Who is the character that is perceptive enough to notice a softening in the ship captain's attitude?

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