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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Deidameia compel Patroclus to make love to her?
(a) She offers to claim that Achilles’ baby is his.
(b) She seduces him with dancing and singing.
(c) She threatens to call the guards and say he attacked her if he does not.
(d) She invokes his parents and recalls times when she visited his childhood home.

2. How long did Thetis stay with Peleus before she returned to the ocean?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. How does Patroclus describe Achilles’ lips?
(a) Dry like almonds.
(b) Round like lemons.
(c) Juicy like grapes.
(d) Fat like bees.

4. What color sails are flying on the ship that comes to Achilles and Patroclus?
(a) White.
(b) Purple.
(c) Crimson.
(d) Yellow and black.

5. What does Patroclus want Achilles to do about going to Troy to fight?
(a) He wants him to run away with him.
(b) He wants him not to go to Troy.
(c) He wants him to go to Troy but not to fight.
(d) He wants him to fight and win his glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinction does Peleus offer Achilles?

2. What is Patroclus most interested in learning from Chiron?

3. What privilege does Achilles extend to Patroclus in the dining hall after their return?

4. What does Patroclus say is most surprising in Achilles’ new status?

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

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