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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Patroclus treat Deidameia?
(a) He holds her in contempt.
(b) He flirts with her.
(c) He speaks up for her.
(d) He fawns over her.

2. What reason does Achilles give for his confidence that he will be the first happy hero?
(a) His mother’s protection.
(b) His boyish delight.
(c) His skill in battle.
(d) His love for Patroclus.

3. How does Chiron handle Thetis’ demand that Patroclus not train with Achilles?
(a) He appeals to Zeus.
(b) He gives the choice to Achilles.
(c) He tells Thetis he will not honor it.
(d) He ignores it.

4. What is Patroclus doing in his only memory of his mother?
(a) Skipping stones.
(b) Racing with Achilles.
(c) Building a sculpture.
(d) Skinning a goat.

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

6. Who does Peleus claim to have fought beside?
(a) Hector.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Sarpedon.
(d) Theseus.

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

8. What color sails do traders typically use on their ships?
(a) Gold.
(b) Crimson.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

9. What does Patroclus fight with Clysonymus over?
(a) Precious stones.
(b) An insult.
(c) A knife.
(d) Dice.

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

11. What does Patroclus’ name mean?
(a) Swift feet.
(b) Honor to the father.
(c) Red-hair.
(d) Eternal fame.

12. How does Odysseus recognize Patroclus?
(a) By his speech.
(b) By his mother’s lyre.
(c) By his dress.
(d) By his scars.

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

14. What does Patroclus feel about this expectation?
(a) Repulsion.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Rebelliousness .
(d) Desire.

15. How does Thetis change Achilles’ appearance when he returns to Phthia?
(a) She makes him larger and more resplendent.
(b) She cloaks him in light.
(c) She hides him from the people who will hate him.
(d) She makes him smaller and harder to envy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color cloak does Achilles wear when he leaves for Troy?

2. Why is Patroclus threatened with punishment at Peleus’ house?

3. What type of creature is Chiron?

4. How do Odysseus and Diomedes compel Achilles to come to Troy?

5. What does Achilles say has been prophesied about his martial skills?

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