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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 does Deidameia treat Patroclus when she interviews him?
(a) She is disconsolate and dismayed.
(b) She is imperious and angry.
(c) She is fawning and subservient.
(d) She is flattering and ingratiating.

2. Where is Achilles and Patroclus’s camp situated?
(a) At the heart of the marketplace.
(b) Beside Agamemnon’s in the center of the camp.
(c) At the far end of the sandy beach.
(d) Nearest the walls of Troy.

3. How long did Thetis stay with Peleus before she returned to the ocean?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 years.

4. What color sails are flying on the ship that comes to Achilles and Patroclus?
(a) Purple.
(b) Yellow and black.
(c) Crimson.
(d) White.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After finally leaving for Troy, what does Achilles want to know about Patroclus’ childhood?

2. Why are Achilles and Patroclus recalled to Phthia?

3. What does Patroclus feel about this expectation?

4. What type of creature is Chiron?

5. Who does Thetis say must die before Achilles can be killed?

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