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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Patroclus’ response when Chiron asks him whether he wants to learn to be a soldier?
(a) He says he wants to confer with his father.
(b) He agrees to the training.
(c) He says no.
(d) He says he will do whatever Achilles does.

2. What does Thetis tell Patroclus?
(a) That he will die soon.
(b) That he might live forever beside Achilles.
(c) That he can never share Achilles’ fame.
(d) That he has divine blood as well.

3. How does Chiron handle Thetis’ demand that Patroclus not train with Achilles?
(a) He appeals to Zeus.
(b) He gives the choice to Achilles.
(c) He tells Thetis he will not honor it.
(d) He ignores it.

4. 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 son should be.
(d) That he is what a husband should be.

5. How does Patroclus learn to discern Thetis’ visits?
(a) By the silence.
(b) By the sound of her footsteps.
(c) By the sound of crashing waves.
(d) By the dimming of the light.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Patroclus when he is orphaned?

2. How does Patroclus describe his father?

3. How does Peleus respond when Achilles says that he does not expect to be convinced to fight?

4. What does Patroclus take with him when he leaves Phthia?

5. What is Patroclus’ mother’s scar from, on her temple?

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