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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 says he will do whatever Achilles does.
(c) He says no.
(d) He agrees to the training.

2. 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 husband should be.
(d) That he is what a son should be.

3. How does Odysseus identify Achilles among Lycomedes’ women?
(a) By threatening Patroclus.
(b) By trickery.
(c) By asking the other women.
(d) By asking him to come forward.

4. How would you characterize the dynamic between Achilles and Patroclus?
(a) Achilles is the lover and Patroclus is the beloved.
(b) They each hold the other in high regard.
(c) Patroclus is the lover and Achilles is the beloved.
(d) Neither loves the other very much beyond a practical relationship.

5. What does Patroclus father offer Tyndareus for his daughter’s hand?
(a) Musical instruments.
(b) Gold.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Slaves.

6. Where is Patroclus exiled to?
(a) Thessaly.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Scyros.
(d) Phthia.

7. Where does Chiron say death comes quickest?
(a) The temple.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The heart.
(d) The liver.

8. Why are Achilles and Patroclus recalled to Phthia?
(a) Peleus has heard about their great love and wants to stop it.
(b) Achilles has been challenged in a duel.
(c) Peleus wants them to be present for an announcement.
(d) Achilles is going to be married to a wealthy king’s daughter.

9. What is Patroclus’ strongest feeling toward Achilles, the first time he sees him at his house?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Envy.
(d) Longing.

10. How does Achilles placate Deidameia?
(a) He promises to claim her child as his own.
(b) He offers to give her his weight in gold.
(c) He promises to make sure her name is sung with his.
(d) He tells his mother he will not leave her court.

11. Why is Patroclus threatened with punishment at Peleus’ house?
(a) For talking to Achilles.
(b) For skipping class.
(c) For insulting his fellow students.
(d) For stealing.

12. Who does Odysseus claim as a bride?
(a) Helen.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Deidameia.
(d) Clytemnestra.

13. Who does Tyndareus’ daughter choose as a husband?
(a) Patroclus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Diomedes.

14. What nickname does Peleus give Patroclus?
(a) Cat whiskers.
(b) Mouse feet.
(c) Snake tongue.
(d) Owl eyes.

15. What does Patroclus tell Lycomedes his name is?
(a) Patroclus.
(b) Peleid.
(c) Menoitides.
(d) Chironides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Patroclus where Achilles has been taken, when he disappears after their intimacies?

2. How does Patroclus recognize Odysseus?

3. How does Achilles help Patroclus avoid punishment?

4. How long did Thetis stay with Peleus before she returned to the ocean?

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

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