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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Achilles taken when he disappears from Phthia?
(a) Scyros.
(b) Ithaka.
(c) Pelion.
(d) Aulis.

2. What is Patroclus afraid of, in the moment after he and Achilles kiss?
(a) That his father will disown him.
(b) That Peleus will kill him.
(c) That Achilles will hate him.
(d) That Thetis will destroy him.

3. What does Patroclus take with him when he leaves Phthia?
(a) Food and a knife.
(b) Only his tunic and sandals.
(c) His mother’s lyre.
(d) Gold from Peleus’ stores.

4. How does Patroclus describe Achilles’ lips?
(a) Round like lemons.
(b) Fat like bees.
(c) Juicy like grapes.
(d) Dry like almonds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Patroclus exiled to?

2. What does Patroclus’ name mean?

3. How does Achilles help Patroclus avoid punishment?

4. How long did Thetis stay with Peleus before she returned to the ocean?

5. How does Clysonymus die?

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