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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Patroclus fight with Clysonymus over?
(a) Dice.
(b) An insult.
(c) A knife.
(d) Precious stones.

2. What does Achilles say has been prophesied about his martial skills?
(a) He will amass the largest army in the Mediterranean.
(b) He will be second only to Hector in skill.
(c) He will become a great teacher of soldiers.
(d) He will be the best warrior of his generation.

3. How would you characterize the dynamic between Achilles and Patroclus?
(a) They each hold the other in high regard.
(b) Neither loves the other very much beyond a practical relationship.
(c) Patroclus is the lover and Achilles is the beloved.
(d) Achilles is the lover and Patroclus is the beloved.

4. Who does Patroclus dream about when he moves to Achilles’ room?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Menoitius.
(c) Helen.
(d) Clysonymus.

5. What is Patroclus doing in his only memory of his mother?
(a) Building a sculpture.
(b) Skinning a goat.
(c) Skipping stones.
(d) Racing with Achilles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Deidameia treat Patroclus when she interviews him?

3. How does Patroclus describe Achilles’ lips?

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

5. Why is Patroclus threatened with punishment at Peleus’ house?

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