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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal gives the Myrmidons their name?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Lions.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Ants.

2. Where is Deidameia planning to go to, from her home?
(a) To visit relatives in Aulis.
(b) To Phthia to move in with Peleus.
(c) Into confinement to give birth to Achilles’ child.
(d) To Troy to take care of Helen.

3. How does Achilles keep the men from leaving?
(a) He burns their ships on the shore.
(b) He threatens to kill them if they start to leave.
(c) He says that they are prophecied to die on the way home.
(d) He says that he will take their portion of the spoils.

4. What flaw does Odysseus identify in Achilles’ temperament?
(a) Short-sightedness.
(b) A soft heart.
(c) Too quick a temper.
(d) A lack of feeling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agamemnon offer Achilles, in order to fulfill the gods’ desires, and liberate the fleet to sail to Troy?

2. Why does Achilles stop doing his drills when Patroclus enters?

3. Who does Tyndareus’ daughter choose as a husband?

4. What does Chryses offer Agamemnon, in return for Chriseis?

5. What is Patroclus’ strongest feeling toward Achilles, the first time he sees him at his house?

(see the answer key)

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