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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the oldest of the Greeks in the fleet?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Nestor.

2. After Achilles and Patroclus turn 16, what question does Achilles ask his mother?
(a) How he will die.
(b) Whether Patroclus can become immortal.
(c) Whether she can see them with Chiron.
(d) When Patroclus will die.

3. How would you characterize the dynamic between Achilles and Patroclus?
(a) Patroclus is the lover and Achilles is the beloved.
(b) Achilles is the lover and Patroclus is the beloved.
(c) They each hold the other in high regard.
(d) Neither loves the other very much beyond a practical relationship.

4. Why do kings send their daughters to Lycomedes?
(a) For education.
(b) For punishment.
(c) For protection.
(d) For fostering.

5. Why are Achilles and Patroclus recalled to Phthia?
(a) Achilles is going to be married to a wealthy king’s daughter.
(b) Peleus wants them to be present for an announcement.
(c) Achilles has been challenged in a duel.
(d) Peleus has heard about their great love and wants to stop it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Patroclus learn to discern Thetis’ visits?

2. How does Agamemnon want to start his campaign against Troy?

3. Who tells Patroclus where Achilles has been taken, when he disappears after their intimacies?

4. How does Patroclus describe his relationship with Achilles now that Achilles and Agamemnon are in conflict?

5. What does Patroclus tell Lycomedes his name is?

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