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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Patroclus’ father tell him about Achilles?
(a) That he is what a god should be.
(b) That he is what a Greek soldier should be.
(c) That he is what a husband should be.
(d) That he is what a son should be.

2. Why is Patroclus threatened with punishment at Peleus’ house?
(a) For insulting his fellow students.
(b) For skipping class.
(c) For talking to Achilles.
(d) For stealing.

3. How does Peleus respond when Achilles says that he does not expect to be convinced to fight?
(a) He invokes the prophecies that Achilles will distinguish himself.
(b) He demands Achilles go and serve with honor.
(c) He threatens to disown him if he does not go.
(d) He says that it is not up to him.

4. What does Patroclus say is most surprising in Achilles’ new status?
(a) He is the subject of treacherous plots.
(b) He is open about his intimacy with Patroclus.
(c) He is a commander of men, now.
(d) He is protected by a huge guard.

5. How long did Thetis stay with Peleus before she returned to the ocean?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Patroclus give Achilles on his birthday?

2. How does Clysonymus die?

3. How does Odysseus meet Patroclus?

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

5. How does Patroclus describe his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question does Odysseus pose to Tyndareus, to complicate the suits for Helen’s hand?

2. Why does Patroclus’ father take him to bid for Tyndareus’ hand in marriage?

3. Where does Achilles get abducted to, after the news comes from Mycenae, and how does Patroclus find him?

4. Describe Deidameia’s relationship with Patroclus.

5. How do Achilles and Patroclus come to be close?

6. What gift does Chiron send Achilles to Troy with?

7. Describe Achilles’ relationship with Deidameia.

8. What conundrum is Patroclus caught in, now that the army will be going to Troy?

9. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles?

10. How does Patroclus’ life change when he arrives at Peleus’ court?

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