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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 is it unlawful for Agamemnon to claim Chriseis as a war prize?
(a) Her family is related by marriage to Agamemnon’s.
(b) She is related to Priam.
(c) She is consecrated to a god.
(d) She is the daughter of a powerful king.

2. What does Achilles kill while he is talking with Patroclus about war?
(a) A deer.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bird.
(d) A turtle.

3. What is Patroclus most interested in learning from Chiron?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Tracking.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Woodworking.

4. What is the one thing that almost keeps Patroclus from leaving Phthia?
(a) His mother’s lyre.
(b) His father’s gold.
(c) Achilles’ figs.
(d) Clysonymus’ dice.

5. What does Patroclus tell Lycomedes his name is?
(a) Patroclus.
(b) Menoitides.
(c) Peleid.
(d) Chironides.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Achilles and Patroclus turn 16, what question does Achilles ask his mother?

2. Why can the fleet not sail to Troy, now that the forces are all together?

3. How many men does Achilles kill on his first day in battle?

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

5. How does Patroclus treat Deidameia?

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