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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 does not retreat behind Trojan walls but prepares to battle the enraged Greek hero?
(a) Patroclus.
(b) Hector.
(c) Paris.
(d) Achilles.

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

3. Which character is recognizable by long hair and a dance of death?
(a) Hector.
(b) Menelaus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Paris.

4. Who leaves behind a gift of a horse?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Hector.
(d) Greek army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is too young to take the oath?

2. Who is the girl desired by the king?

3. Who ties a naked body to a chariot and drives around the city walls?

4. Who tries to placate the head of the Trojan army?

5. Who spends a night with the angry Greek hero?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Paris distract his opponent?

3. What is the interaction that occurs between Hector and Andromache?

4. Describe Polyxena's appearance.

5. What are some of the challenges facing the Trojan army?

6. What eventually happens to Helenus?

7. How does Andromache try to calm herself?

8. Why is the child of Agamemnon sacrificed?

9. What does Helenus reveal to his sibling about the horse?

10. How does Helen survive after the war?

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