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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. How does Thetis change Achilles’ appearance when he returns to Phthia?
(a) She makes him larger and more resplendent.
(b) She hides him from the people who will hate him.
(c) She cloaks him in light.
(d) She makes him smaller and harder to envy.

2. Where is Achilles taken when he disappears from Phthia?
(a) Scyros.
(b) Aulis.
(c) Pelion.
(d) Ithaka.

3. What does Achilles say has been prophesied about his martial skills?
(a) He will be the best warrior of his generation.
(b) He will become a great teacher of soldiers.
(c) He will be second only to Hector in skill.
(d) He will amass the largest army in the Mediterranean.

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

5. What does Patroclus tell Lycomedes his name is?
(a) Chironides.
(b) Menoitides.
(c) Patroclus.
(d) Peleid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patroclus feel about this expectation?

2. After Achilles and Patroclus turn 16, what question does Achilles ask his mother?

3. Who points out the problems that might arise from jealous suitors regarding Helen?

4. What does Patroclus fight with Clysonymus over?

5. How long has Achilles spent in the women’s chambers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Achilles’ homecoming to Phthia.

2. What does Chiron offer to teach Patroclus and Achilles, and what is Patroclus most interested in learning from him?

3. How does Patroclus end up fighting Achilles, and what is the outcome?

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

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

6. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles?

7. How do Achilles and Patroclus bring their relationship to its first crisis?

8. How does Achilles explain his friendship with Patroclus to Peleus?

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

10. What is Chiron’s role in Achilles and Patroclus’ lives?

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