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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Achilles placate Deidameia?
(a) He tells his mother he will not leave her court.
(b) He offers to give her his weight in gold.
(c) He promises to claim her child as his own.
(d) He promises to make sure her name is sung with his.

2. What does Patroclus’ name mean?
(a) Honor to the father.
(b) Red-hair.
(c) Eternal fame.
(d) Swift feet.

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

4. Which god/goddess looks out for Paris?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Athena.
(d) Apollo.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Achilles keep the men from leaving?

3. How does Patroclus describe the feeling in the camps as the years drag on?

4. What does Thetis tell Patroclus?

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

(see the answer key)

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