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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task does Odysseus assign the men to do, to distract them from their discontentment?
(a) Build a wall around the ships.
(b) Clear a forest for firewood.
(c) Collect the ashes of their dead and honor them.
(d) Prepare a feast of thanksgiving.

2. Who is first in line for the distribution of war prizes?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

3. How does Patroclus say Briseis is different from his mother?
(a) Her peaceful temperament.
(b) Her skill in cooking.
(c) Her wariness.
(d) Her sharp attention.

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

5. How does Agamemnon want to start his campaign against Troy?
(a) With negotiations.
(b) With a siege.
(c) With battle in the plains of Troy.
(d) With raiding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patroclus fight with Clysonymus over?

2. Who greets Achilles when he returns to Phthia?

3. What does Patroclus promise Achilles as he rides into battle?

4. How does Achilles plan to resolve the conflict with Agamemnon?

5. Where does Agamemnon situate Achilles in his line of battle?

(see the answer key)

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