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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 4, what is the pivotal act?
(a) The young woman's escape aboard a Grecian ship.
(b) The king's marriage to the young woman.
(c) The transformation of the young woman into a symbol of power and beauty.
(d) The king's decision to abdicate his throne.

2. Who has hairy arms?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Helen.

3. Which character has thirteen suitors?
(a) Clytemnestra.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Helen.

4. Who takes the palace treasury on to a ship?
(a) Helen.
(b) Priam.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Odysseus.

5. Which character notices a shifting mood in the Trojan warriors?
(a) Antimachus.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Helen.
(d) Cassandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the story told about the birth of the Trojan prince?

2. Who is the character that does not believe the legend of Zeus becoming a swan to mate with mortal women?

3. Who exerts a power over the queen that cannot be stopped?

4. Who believes that the best action is to sacrifice to the gods and wait?

5. Which character evokes empathy in the reader?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the dream the visionary character has about war?

3. What gifts does Theseus send to the newly married couple?

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

5. What is the story of Paris' origins?

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

7. Describe Helen through Menelaus' eyes when he first sees her.

8. Why does Andromache appear hostile?

9. What does Penelope notice about Odysseus?

10. What efforts do the Trojans take to expand their forces?

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