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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 is the one thing that almost keeps Patroclus from leaving Phthia?
(a) His father’s gold.
(b) Achilles’ figs.
(c) Clysonymus’ dice.
(d) His mother’s lyre.

2. Where does Patroclus see Achilles for the first time?
(a) At the Olympic games.
(b) In Troy.
(c) At Tyndareus’ house.
(d) In Peleus’ house.

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

4. Who does Tyndareus’ daughter choose as a husband?
(a) Diomedes.
(b) Patroclus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Odysseus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Achilles help Patroclus avoid punishment?

2. Where is Achilles taken when he disappears from Phthia?

3. What does Patroclus’ father tell him about Achilles?

4. What does Achilles teach Patroclus to do, on the first night Patroclus sleeps in his room?

5. What is Patroclus’ response when Chiron asks him whether he wants to learn to be a soldier?

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