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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Achilles’ mother live?
(a) Scyros.
(b) Phthia.
(c) Under the sea.
(d) Mt. Olympus.

2. What announcement does Peleus make to the gathered company upon Achilles and Patroclus' return?
(a) The coming-of-age of his daughters.
(b) The advent of a plague on his people’s crops.
(c) The war in Mycenae.
(d) The coming marriage of Achilles .

3. What does Patroclus father offer Tyndareus for his daughter’s hand?
(a) Musical instruments.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Gold.

4. What does Patroclus’ father tell him about Achilles?
(a) That he is what a Greek soldier should be.
(b) That he is what a god should be.
(c) That he is what a husband should be.
(d) That he is what a son should be.

5. Why is Patroclus threatened with punishment at Peleus’ house?
(a) For insulting his fellow students.
(b) For skipping class.
(c) For stealing.
(d) For talking to Achilles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Patroclus where Achilles has been taken, when he disappears after their intimacies?

3. How does Chiron handle Thetis’ demand that Patroclus not train with Achilles?

4. How does Achilles placate Deidameia?

5. How long do Achilles and Patroclus stay with Chiron?

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