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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 Patroclus describe his mother?
(a) Wily.
(b) Simple.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Sophisticated.

2. How long has Achilles spent in the women’s chambers?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

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

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

5. Who greets Achilles when he returns to Phthia?
(a) Adoring crowds.
(b) Silent cliffs.
(c) Grieving mothers.
(d) Angry men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Patroclus describe Agamemnon?

2. Why is Patroclus nervous when Achilles talks to Thetis?

3. Why are Achilles and Patroclus recalled to Phthia?

4. After Achilles and Patroclus turn 16, what question does Achilles ask his mother?

5. Why does Peleus take in exiled boys?

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