View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at the Trojan palace from the field covered in blood?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Hector.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helen.

2. Who is assisted by the heroic character to safety immediately?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Priam.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.

3. Which character must distract Menelaus in order to escape destruction?
(a) Hermione.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Helen.

4. Who hears the sounds of mourning while talking?
(a) Helen and Cassandra.
(b) Helen and Menelaus.
(c) Andromache and Cassandra.
(d) Priam and Paris.

5. Who emerges as a heroic character?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helenus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots an arrow that renders the Greek hero vulnerable?

2. Which character grants ten days of truce?

3. What is the terrible vision involving the family of a Trojan prince?

4. Where do the Trojan citizens escape to hide?

5. Who became invincible by being dipped in the river Styx?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cassandra see when she enters the royal mansion?

2. How is Helen able to recognize Achilles?

3. What is the immediate repercussion of Patroclus' death?

4. How do the women watch the unfolding battle?

5. Why does Achilles refuse to fight?

6. What does Paris do that alters the fate of the Greek hero?

7. Why is the child of Agamemnon sacrificed?

8. How does the Greek army respond to the death of Achilles?

9. How does Helen survive after the war?

10. Which main character reveals a deceptive side?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 562 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample