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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Odysseus claim as a bride?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Deidameia.
(d) Helen.

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

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

4. How does Achilles treat Deidameia?
(a) He fawns over her.
(b) He flirts with her attention.
(c) He shows great devotion to her.
(d) He ignores her utterly.

5. What does Patroclus say ‘fell away’ to allow his friendship with Achilles to blossom?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Dread.
(c) Sickness.
(d) Envy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Achilles spent in the women’s chambers?

2. What does Odysseus promise Achilles, if he comes to Troy?

3. What color sails do traders typically use on their ships?

4. What is Patroclus doing in his only memory of his mother?

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

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