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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the oldest of the Greeks in the fleet?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Ajax.
2. Who does Thetis say will die as a prelude to Achilles’ death?
(a) The best of the Trojans.
(b) The best of the Greeks.
(c) The most powerful of the Trojans.
(d) A priest of a prominent god.
3. Which Trojan warrior does Patroclus kill?
(a) Priam.
(b) Hector.
(c) Sarpedon.
(d) Paris.
4. What does Patroclus accuse Odysseus of?
(a) Poor planning.
(b) Recklessness.
(c) Treason.
(d) Murder.
5. What does Achilles kill while he is talking with Patroclus about war?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bird.
(c) A deer.
(d) A turtle.
6. What warning does Patroclus give Agamemnon?
(a) He says that Achilles’ soldiers are considering withdrawing from the fighting if Briseis is not returned.
(b) He says that the men might mutiny if war prizes are subject to being seized.
(c) He says that Achilles is considering turning his soldiers against Agamemnon’s.
(d) He says that the warriors will leave if they do not win the war soon.
7. How does Agamemnon respond to Chryses’ offering?
(a) Contemptuously.
(b) Sympathetically.
(c) Patiently.
(d) Indifferently.
8. How does Achilles keep the men from leaving?
(a) He burns their ships on the shore.
(b) He says that they are prophecied to die on the way home.
(c) He threatens to kill them if they start to leave.
(d) He says that he will take their portion of the spoils.
9. What do Achilles and Patroclus say about Hector, to reassure themselves of Achilles’ relative safety?
(a) That Hector does not know who Achilles is, yet..
(b) That Hector is too cowardly to show himself in battle.
(c) That Hector has not done anything to them.
(d) That Hector is too strong to be killed .
10. How does Patroclus kill this warrior?
(a) Knocking him off his chariot so he hits his head on a rock.
(b) Slitting his throat with a sword.
(c) Piercing him with a spear.
(d) Impaling him on another warrior’s spear.
11. How does Patroclus describe the feeling in the camps as the years drag on?
(a) Divisiveness.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Fractiousness.
(d) Hostility.
12. What mythical character does Patroclus say he feels like when he puts on Achilles’ armor?
(a) Pasiphae.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Heracles.
(d) The minotaur.
13. How do the Trojans’ successes in battle affect the Greeks’ morale?
(a) They turn against Agamemnon.
(b) They turn against Achilles.
(c) Their losses pile up as they become dejected.
(d) They rally against the Trojans.
14. Who is the first Greek to kill a Trojan as the ships approach Troy?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Phoinix.
15. What does Patroclus promise Achilles as he rides into battle?
(a) To embarrass Agamemnon with his loyalty to Achilles.
(b) Not to fight.
(c) To rally the troops against Agamemnon.
(d) To kill as many Trojans as possible.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the story of Meleager, who is the character that tries to convince Meleager to return to the battle?
2. What animal gives the Myrmidons their name?
3. How does Patroclus describe Menelaus relative to his brother Agamemnon?
4. How does Patroclus say Briseis is different from his mother?
5. How does Patroclus describe his relationship with Achilles now that Achilles and Agamemnon are in conflict?
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