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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agamemnon do, that almost starts a mutiny?
(a) Pushes his men too hard with too many days of fighting in a row.
(b) Murders a disrespectful soldier.
(c) Seizes his soldiers’ war prizes.
(d) Withdraws from the fighting.

2. How does Patroclus betray Achilles?
(a) He goes to Agamemnon to negotiate with him.
(b) He prevents Briseis from being taken.
(c) He steals Briseis back from Agamemnon.
(d) He complains about him to Thetis.

3. What advice does Odysseus give Achilles regarding returning to the fight?
(a) To win friends among his people by protecting their lives.
(b) To let fate happen on his own terms, instead of being subject to it.
(c) To undermine Agamemnon’s authority by winning victories in the field.
(d) To take the high ground and keep himself alive as long as possible.

4. How does Patroclus describe his existence once his body is cremated?
(a) He says that he is merely a shadow, now.
(b) He says that he feels like the thinnest of shivers in the air.
(c) He says that he is only a voice and a memory.
(d) He says that he only exists in other men’s minds, now, and in Achilles’ heart.

5. What gift does Patroclus give Achilles on his birthday?
(a) A lyre.
(b) Figs.
(c) A tunic.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Achilles ask Patroclus to forgive him for?

2. What does Achilles say he needs Agamemnon to do in order to fix the rift between them?

3. What does Chiron give Achilles as a gift for his expedition to Troy?

4. Where is Patroclus exiled to?

5. Why does Achilles stop doing his drills when Patroclus enters?

(see the answer key)

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