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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Odysseus and Diomedes compel Achilles to come to Troy?
(a) By threatning to spread word that they found him in women’s dresses.
(b) By force.
(c) By forcing Patroclus to come.
(d) By drugging him and kidnapping him in the night.

2. What does Patroclus say is most surprising in Achilles’ new status?
(a) He is open about his intimacy with Patroclus.
(b) He is a commander of men, now.
(c) He is the subject of treacherous plots.
(d) He is protected by a huge guard.

3. How does Odysseus recognize Patroclus?
(a) By his speech.
(b) By his mother’s lyre.
(c) By his scars.
(d) By his dress.

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

5. What reason does Achilles give for his confidence that he will be the first happy hero?
(a) His boyish delight.
(b) His love for Patroclus.
(c) His mother’s protection.
(d) His skill in battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Patroclus see Achilles for the first time?

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

3. How does Odysseus identify Achilles among Lycomedes’ women?

4. Where is Achilles taken when he disappears from Phthia?

5. How does Achilles surprise Patroclus when they return to Phthia?

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