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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Achilles stop doing his drills when Patroclus enters?
(a) He does not want to give away secrets.
(b) No one sees him fight.
(c) He does not want to be seen as a god.
(d) He wants to teach Patroclus, now.

2. How long do Achilles and Patroclus stay with Chiron?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Four years.

3. What does Achilles say Peleus told him, about how to think of the men he will fight?
(a) To treat them as dust.
(b) To see the divinity in each one.
(c) To treat them as animals.
(d) To respect the spirit of each one.

4. What is the cause behind the fleet’s inability to sail to Troy?
(a) Zeus’ anger.
(b) Apollo’s anger.
(c) Posiedon’s anger.
(d) Artemis’ anger.

5. What does Patroclus want to get away from when he leaves Peleus’ house?
(a) The other boys’ accusations.
(b) The smell of salt water.
(c) His guilt-ridden nightmares.
(d) Peleus’ rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color sails do traders typically use on their ships?

2. Why is Patroclus nervous when Achilles talks to Thetis?

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

4. How many ships does Agamemnon say sailed for Troy to recapture Helen?

5. What does Achilles suggest Patroclus might have done when he killed Clysonymus?

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