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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Agamemnon respond to Chryses’ offering?
(a) Sympathetically.
(b) Patiently.
(c) Indifferently.
(d) Contemptuously.

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

3. How does Achilles say he thinks of the Trojan warriors?
(a) He says that he thinks of them as dust.
(b) He says that he does not think of them at all.
(c) He says that he thinks of them as tragic human beings.
(d) He says that he thinks of them as animals.

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

5. How does Odysseus meet Patroclus?
(a) He greets him at a feast.
(b) He lets himself into Patroclus’ room.
(c) He finds him at the seashore where he is racing with Achilles.
(d) They watch Lycomedes’ women perform.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Patroclus describe the appearance of Achilles’ hair as he is announced to the Greeks in the harbor?

2. What is Patroclus afraid of when Achilles’ father’s messengers come with trunks full of supplies?

3. What does Thetis say about Odysseus’ insights?

4. How do the Trojans’ successes in battle affect the Greeks’ morale?

5. Who is Tyndareus’ daughter?

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