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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’ name mean?
(a) Eternal fame.
(b) Red-hair.
(c) Swift feet.
(d) Honor to the father.
2. What color cloak does Achilles wear when he leaves for Troy?
(a) Crimson.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.
3. How would you characterize Achilles’ attitude toward Patroclus?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Insulting.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Indulgent.
4. Who does Tyndareus’ daughter choose as a husband?
(a) Patroclus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Menelaus.
5. How does Achilles surprise Patroclus when they return to Phthia?
(a) By putting him first.
(b) By including him in his glory.
(c) By deferring to him publicly.
(d) By ignoring him.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long do Achilles and Patroclus stay with Chiron?
2. Who points out the problems that might arise from jealous suitors regarding Helen?
3. What does Patroclus want Achilles to do about going to Troy to fight?
4. What reason does Achilles give for his confidence that he will be the first happy hero?
5. What does Patroclus say is unnatural about Thetis?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Chiron’s role in Achilles and Patroclus’ lives?
2. What does Chiron offer to teach Patroclus and Achilles, and what is Patroclus most interested in learning from him?
3. Why does Deidameia accuse Achilles of being ‘apathos,’ or heartless?
4. How do Achilles and Patroclus bring their relationship to its first crisis?
5. What is Patroclus’ status at the opening of the novel?
6. How does Patroclus’ life change when he arrives at Peleus’ court?
7. Describe Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship with the girls in Peleus’ house.
8. Where does Achilles get abducted to, after the news comes from Mycenae, and how does Patroclus find him?
9. How is Achilles’ identity unmasked?
10. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles at his home?
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