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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What area is the gateway to Asia Minor?
(a) Hellespont.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Troy.

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

5. Who is pleased by the arrival of the Spartan queen?
(a) Priam.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Hector.

6. Who is hostile towards the Spartan queen?
(a) Andromache.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Antimachus.
(d) Hector.

7. Which character runs to share a vision to a sibling?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.

8. Who is the character that kidnaps a twelve-year old as ransom in gold?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Helen.
(d) Paris.

9. What is considered forbidden fruit?
(a) The clandestine relationship of Helen, the wife of Menelaus, with Paris.
(b) Honeyed wine that is only given to the gods.
(c) Penelope whom the Trojan prince pursues.
(d) Taking possession of the Grecian kingdom covertly.

10. What object turns into fire in the dream?
(a) The flute.
(b) The ship.
(c) The honey.
(d) The cushion.

11. Who exerts a power over the queen that cannot be stopped?
(a) Helen and Penelope.
(b) Menelaus and Odysseus.
(c) Aphrodite and Paris.
(d) Hermione and Hessia.

12. Which character only shares visions when they lead to good fortune or happiness?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Odysseus.

13. Who lies around the city steeped in blood in the dream?
(a) Helen.
(b) Hector.
(c) Slain warriors.
(d) Paris.

14. What does Aphrodite apparently promise the Trojan prince?
(a) Aphrodite promises that the Trojan prince will be eternally youthful.
(b) Aphrodite promises the Trojan prince that he will win any war he fights.
(c) If Aphrodite is made queen of Sparta, she will grant the Trojan prince anything he desires.
(d) If Aphrodite becomes the winner of a contest among three goddesses, she will give Helen to the Trojan prince.

15. Which character joyfully shares stories of love after marriage?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Helen.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Menelaus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sign Aphrodite sends?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 6, what is the decision-making process compared to?

3. Whose violent deaths make the Greek king lose his desire to rule?

4. Who is the character most moved by the arrival of the Trojan prince?

5. Who further agitates discussions and serves as a mouthpiece for the Trojan prince?

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