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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 long has Achilles spent in the women’s chambers?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

2. Who does Thetis say must die before Achilles can be killed?
(a) Patroclus
(b) Sarpedon.
(c) Hector.
(d) Agamemnon.

3. What announcement does Peleus make to the gathered company upon Achilles and Patroclus' return?
(a) The coming marriage of Achilles .
(b) The war in Mycenae.
(c) The coming-of-age of his daughters.
(d) The advent of a plague on his people’s crops.

4. How does Patroclus show Briseis that he means her no harm?
(a) He tells her so in her own language.
(b) By sign language.
(c) By doctoring her injuries.
(d) By kissing Achilles.

5. Where does Achilles’ mother live?
(a) Mt. Olympus.
(b) Scyros.
(c) Under the sea.
(d) Phthia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patroclus’ response when Chiron asks him whether he wants to learn to be a soldier?

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

3. Where is Achilles taken when he disappears from Phthia?

4. What warning does Patroclus give Agamemnon?

5. How does Clysonymus die?

(see the answer key)

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