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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 does Patroclus take with him when he leaves Phthia?
(a) Food and a knife.
(b) His mother’s lyre.
(c) Only his tunic and sandals.
(d) Gold from Peleus’ stores.

2. Who is Tyndareus’ daughter?
(a) Chriseis.
(b) Deidameia .
(c) Briseis.
(d) Helen.

3. How old is Patroclus when his father takes him to declare himself as a suitor to Tyndareus’ daughter?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 18.

4. What does Patroclus feel about this expectation?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Repulsion.
(c) Rebelliousness .
(d) Desire.

5. Where is Patroclus exiled to?
(a) Scyros.
(b) Thessaly.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Phthia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Deidameia’s women famous for?

2. How does Patroclus describe his mother?

3. How does Achilles describe his relationship with Patroclus?

4. What is Patroclus doing in his only memory of his mother?

5. What type of creature is Chiron?

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