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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 Peleus take in exiled boys?
(a) To provide for his people.
(b) To make an army.
(c) To give as gifts to kings.
(d) To work his fields.

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

3. How does Patroclus describe the feeling in the camps as the years drag on?
(a) Divisiveness.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Hostility.
(d) Fractiousness.

4. What is Patroclus afraid of when Achilles’ father’s messengers come with trunks full of supplies?
(a) Thetis’ disapproval.
(b) Criticism from Peleus.
(c) Another exile.
(d) Gossip.

5. What does Priam say to turn Achilles’ heart about Hector’s body?
(a) He says that no life is worth more than any other.
(b) He says that he would rather die than have his son’s soul in torment.
(c) He says that there is no peace for those who survive the death of a loved one.
(d) He says that all men will be united in death at some point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Achilles kill while he is talking with Patroclus about war?

2. How does Achilles excuse Patroclus from the oath he swore?

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

4. How does Patroclus treat Deidameia?

5. Where does Patroclus see Achilles for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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