The Song of Achilles Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Song of Achilles Test | Final Test - Easy

Madeline Miller
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first Greek to kill a Trojan as the ships approach Troy?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Phoinix.

2. What advice does Odysseus give Achilles regarding returning to the fight?
(a) To take the high ground and keep himself alive as long as possible.
(b) To let fate happen on his own terms, instead of being subject to it.
(c) To undermine Agamemnon’s authority by winning victories in the field.
(d) To win friends among his people by protecting their lives.

3. How many ships actually sailed for Troy to recapture Helen?
(a) 216.
(b) 168.
(c) 356.
(d) 284.

4. What does Achilles do that injures Hector?
(a) Kills his wife’s brothers.
(b) Kills Hector’s chariot driver.
(c) Insults Hector’s courage.
(d) Takes Hector’s sister-in-law as a captive.

5. Who oversees the infirmary where Patroclus finds work?
(a) Machaon.
(b) Podalerius.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Phoinix.

6. How many men does Achilles kill on his first day in battle?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

7. How long does the war drag on before the Greek soldiers get impatient and consider mutiny?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

8. How does Patroclus kill this warrior?
(a) Piercing him with a spear.
(b) Knocking him off his chariot so he hits his head on a rock.
(c) Slitting his throat with a sword.
(d) Impaling him on another warrior’s spear.

9. How does Achilles keep the men from leaving?
(a) He threatens to kill them if they start to leave.
(b) He says that he will take their portion of the spoils.
(c) He burns their ships on the shore.
(d) He says that they are prophecied to die on the way home.

10. Who will be the next Aristos Archaion?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Pyrrhus.
(d) Menelaus.

11. What task does Odysseus assign the men to do, to distract them from their discontentment?
(a) Clear a forest for firewood.
(b) Build a wall around the ships.
(c) Prepare a feast of thanksgiving.
(d) Collect the ashes of their dead and honor them.

12. How do the Trojans’ successes in battle affect the Greeks’ morale?
(a) They rally against the Trojans.
(b) Their losses pile up as they become dejected.
(c) They turn against Achilles.
(d) They turn against Agamemnon.

13. After finally leaving for Troy, what does Achilles want to know about Patroclus’ childhood?
(a) What it was like to be exiled.
(b) What it was like to be a foster child.
(c) What it was like when he killed Clysonymus.
(d) What it was like to be marked as a murderer.

14. What does Agamemnon do, that almost starts a mutiny?
(a) Pushes his men too hard with too many days of fighting in a row.
(b) Murders a disrespectful soldier.
(c) Withdraws from the fighting.
(d) Seizes his soldiers’ war prizes.

15. What does Patroclus accuse Odysseus of?
(a) Murder.
(b) Poor planning.
(c) Recklessness.
(d) Treason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is first in line for the distribution of war prizes?

2. Who is the oldest of the Greeks in the fleet?

3. Where does the fleet sail before they go to Troy?

4. What happens to Iphigenia?

5. How does Patroclus describe his relationship with Achilles now that Achilles and Agamemnon are in conflict?

(see the answer keys)

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