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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Patroclus describe Menelaus relative to his brother Agamemnon?
(a) Simpler.
(b) Sharper.
(c) Softer.
(d) Slighter.

2. How does Clysonymus die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He breaks his head on a rock.
(c) Patroclus stabs him.
(d) He is killed by a god.

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

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

5. What privilege does Achilles extend to Patroclus in the dining hall after their return?
(a) He asks for his mother to bless Patroclus.
(b) He calls for a place setting for him beside Achilles’ on the dais.
(c) He makes the adopted boys bow and swear loyalty to him.
(d) He asks Peleus’ girls to dance for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Patroclus describe Agamemnon?

2. What does Achilles suggest Patroclus might have done when he killed Clysonymus?

3. How does Patroclus recognize Odysseus?

4. What nickname does Peleus give Patroclus?

5. Why does Peleus take in exiled boys?

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