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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. Who is the leader of the Trojan army?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hector.
(c) Helenus.
(d) Odysseus.

2. What does the act of growing a beard signify in Greek culture?
(a) That a young man is old enough to marry.
(b) That a man is ready for battle.
(c) That a young man is old enough to train as a warrior.
(d) That a warrior has given up battle and was settling into domestic life.

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

4. Who refuses to listen to the visionary character?
(a) Helen.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Trojans.

5. Which character gives the bride advice to be happy with what she has received?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Tyndareus.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Theseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is pleased to have the Trojan prince stay?

2. Which character is most distraught about the conflict?

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

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

5. Who is distraught about leaving a child behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during negotiations between the Greeks and the Trojans?

2. What news does Penelope receive that troubles her?

3. Describe Helen in Part 1, Chapter 1.

4. What is the promise Paris says Aphrodite gave him?

5. What is the reason that Menelaus gives for waging war with Troy?

6. What is the relationship between the twins and how are they affected by their gifts?

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

8. What is the story of Paris' origins?

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

10. What is the most painful decision facing Helen?

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