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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Neoptolemus kill Briseis?
(a) He refuses to believe her when she says that that Achilles wanted to die.
(b) He is angered when Briseis speaks when he has not given her leave to spea.
(c) He cannot believe her when she says that Achilles wanted to be buried with Patroclus.
(d) He thinks she is lying when she says that she was not Achilles’ bed-slave.

2. What privilege does Achilles extend to Patroclus in the dining hall after their return?
(a) He asks for his mother to bless Patroclus.
(b) He calls for a place setting for him beside Achilles’ on the dais.
(c) He makes the adopted boys bow and swear loyalty to him.
(d) He asks Peleus’ girls to dance for him.

3. Who is the oldest of the Greeks in the fleet?
(a) Diomedes.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Ajax.

4. What is Patroclus’ response when Chiron asks him whether he wants to learn to be a soldier?
(a) He says he wants to confer with his father.
(b) He agrees to the training.
(c) He says no.
(d) He says he will do whatever Achilles does.

5. What does Patroclus’ father tell him about Achilles?
(a) That he is what a god should be.
(b) That he is what a Greek soldier should be.
(c) That he is what a son should be.
(d) That he is what a husband should be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patroclus say ‘fell away’ to allow his friendship with Achilles to blossom?

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

3. How does Deidameia treat Patroclus when she interviews him?

4. Why do kings send their daughters to Lycomedes?

5. How does Deidameia compel Patroclus to make love to her?

(see the answer key)

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