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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After finally leaving for Troy, what does Achilles want to know about Patroclus’ childhood?
(a) What it was like to be exiled.
(b) What it was like when he killed Clysonymus.
(c) What it was like to be marked as a murderer.
(d) What it was like to be a foster child.

2. How long has Patroclus lived with Achilles, by the time Achilles and Agamemnon are angry at each other?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 27 years.

3. How does Peleus respond when Achilles says that he does not expect to be convinced to fight?
(a) He threatens to disown him if he does not go.
(b) He invokes the prophecies that Achilles will distinguish himself.
(c) He says that it is not up to him.
(d) He demands Achilles go and serve with honor.

4. What does Chryses offer Agamemnon, in return for Chriseis?
(a) Threats of evil omens.
(b) The girl’s weight in gold.
(c) Twice the girl’s weight in gold.
(d) A hecatomb.

5. What son of Priam does Achilles kill after Hector?
(a) Helenus.
(b) Troilus.
(c) Paris.
(d) Deiphobus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patroclus accuse Odysseus of?

2. How does Patroclus describe Agamemnon?

3. What mythical character does Patroclus say he feels like when he puts on Achilles’ armor?

4. What does Briseis teach Patroclus?

5. How does Patroclus describe his existence once his body is cremated?

(see the answer key)

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