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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Patroclus when he is orphaned?
(a) 10.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

2. How does Achilles help Patroclus avoid punishment?
(a) He pleads for mercy from his father.
(b) He takes him to music class with him.
(c) He fights with him.
(d) He makes him do his chores.

3. What is Patroclus’ response when Chiron asks him whether he wants to learn to be a soldier?
(a) He says no.
(b) He agrees to the training.
(c) He says he will do whatever Achilles does.
(d) He says he wants to confer with his father.

4. How does Patroclus describe his anger at Achilles for allowing Briseis to be taken?
(a) He says that he does not know this man.
(b) He says that Achilles is mad with rage at Agamemnon.
(c) He says that Achilles is possessed by an evil spirit.
(d) He says that Achilles has betrayed himself.

5. How do the Trojans’ successes in battle affect the Greeks’ morale?
(a) They rally against the Trojans.
(b) They turn against Achilles.
(c) They turn against Agamemnon.
(d) Their losses pile up as they become dejected.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Patroclus describe Achilles’ lips?

2. What is the cause behind the fleet’s inability to sail to Troy?

3. What does Chiron give Achilles as a gift for his expedition to Troy?

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

5. How does Odysseus recognize Patroclus?

(see the answer key)

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