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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color cloak does Achilles wear when he leaves for Troy?
2. What is Patroclus afraid of, in the moment after he and Achilles kiss?
3. What gift does Patroclus give Achilles on his birthday?
4. What does Patroclus want Achilles to do about going to Troy to fight?
5. How does Achilles describe his relationship with Patroclus?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Patroclus end up fighting Achilles, and what is the outcome?
2. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles?
3. What does Peleus tell his people about the news from Mycenae?
4. Why does Deidameia accuse Achilles of being ‘apathos,’ or heartless?
5. How is Achilles’ identity unmasked?
6. Where does Achilles get abducted to, after the news comes from Mycenae, and how does Patroclus find him?
7. Describe Deidameia’s relationship with Patroclus.
8. What leverage do Odysseus and Diomedes use to get Achilles to go to Troy?
9. How does Achilles explain his friendship with Patroclus to Peleus?
10. What question does Odysseus pose to Tyndareus, to complicate the suits for Helen’s hand?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What topics would you like to research further, after reading The Song of Achilles? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on The Song of Achilles.
Essay Topic 2
How would you rewrite The Song of Achilles, if you were to adapt it and make it your own. What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.
Essay Topic 3
Would you recommend The Song of Achilles? For what purposes would you recommend The Song of Achilles, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?
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