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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thetis afraid of?
(a) That Patroclus will keep Achilles from winning his glory.
(b) That someone else will kill Hector.
(c) That there is more to the prophecy than she knows.
(d) That Achilles will not win all his family before he dies.

2. In what way does Briseis remind Patroclus of his mother?
(a) Her patience.
(b) Her peace.
(c) Her bright eyes.
(d) Her lack of comprehension.

3. What does Achilles do that injures Hector?
(a) Insults Hector’s courage.
(b) Kills his wife’s brothers.
(c) Takes Hector’s sister-in-law as a captive.
(d) Kills Hector’s chariot driver.

4. How does Patroclus describe his anger at Achilles for allowing Briseis to be taken?
(a) He says that Achilles is possessed by an evil spirit.
(b) He says that he does not know this man.
(c) He says that Achilles is mad with rage at Agamemnon.
(d) He says that Achilles has betrayed himself.

5. What task does Odysseus assign the men to do, to distract them from their discontentment?
(a) Clear a forest for firewood.
(b) Prepare a feast of thanksgiving.
(c) Collect the ashes of their dead and honor them.
(d) Build a wall around the ships.

6. How long has Patroclus lived with Achilles, by the time Achilles and Agamemnon are angry at each other?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 12 years.

7. Who will be the next Aristos Archaion?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Pyrrhus.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Menelaus.

8. What does Briseis teach Patroclus?
(a) The names of the Trojan heroes.
(b) The names of the clouds and constellations.
(c) The names of the Trojan captives.
(d) The names of plants and animals.

9. To what does Patroclus attribute his indifference to warfare?
(a) His lack of skill.
(b) His identification with Clysonymus.
(c) His disgust with bloodshed.
(d) His excessive affection for human beings.

10. How many ships does Agamemnon say sailed for Troy to recapture Helen?
(a) 700.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,000.

11. Who would be Ariston Achaion if Achilles were not?
(a) Agamemnon,
(b) Ajax.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Patroclus.

12. How does Agamemnon want to start his campaign against Troy?
(a) With a siege.
(b) With battle in the plains of Troy.
(c) With negotiations.
(d) With raiding.

13. How do the Trojans’ successes in battle affect the Greeks’ morale?
(a) They turn against Agamemnon.
(b) Their losses pile up as they become dejected.
(c) They turn against Achilles.
(d) They rally against the Trojans.

14. Who is the first Greek to kill a Trojan as the ships approach Troy?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Phoinix.

15. Where does Agamemnon situate Achilles in his line of battle?
(a) In the rear.
(b) In the center.
(c) To Menelaus’ left.
(d) To his right, in the most prominent place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hector fight the Trojans?

2. How does the narrative change after Patroclus’ death?

3. Which Trojan warrior does Patroclus kill?

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

5. Why is it unlawful for Agamemnon to claim Chriseis as a war prize?

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