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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mythical character does Patroclus say he feels like when he puts on Achilles’ armor?
(a) Pasiphae.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Heracles.
(d) The minotaur.

2. In what way does Briseis remind Patroclus of his mother?
(a) Her patience.
(b) Her bright eyes.
(c) Her peace.
(d) Her lack of comprehension.

3. What does Agamemnon offer Achilles, in order to fulfill the gods’ desires, and liberate the fleet to sail to Troy?
(a) A prominent position for Patroclus .
(b) The first position among the other kings.
(c) His daughter’s hand in marriage.
(d) His weight in gold.

4. What does Achilles say he needs Agamemnon to do in order to fix the rift between them?
(a) Apologize to Achilles publicly.
(b) Give Achilles the first place in battle.
(c) Give Achilles his own weight in gold.
(d) Beg for forgiveness.

5. Why is it unlawful for Agamemnon to claim Chriseis as a war prize?
(a) She is the daughter of a powerful king.
(b) Her family is related by marriage to Agamemnon’s.
(c) She is consecrated to a god.
(d) She is related to Priam.

6. How does Patroclus describe his anger at Achilles for allowing Briseis to be taken?
(a) He says that Achilles is possessed by an evil spirit.
(b) He says that Achilles has betrayed himself.
(c) He says that Achilles is mad with rage at Agamemnon.
(d) He says that he does not know this man.

7. How does Patroclus describe Agamemnon?
(a) Sly and wily.
(b) Wiry and agile.
(c) Fragile and thin.
(d) Solid and sharp.

8. What advice does Odysseus give Achilles regarding returning to the fight?
(a) To win friends among his people by protecting their lives.
(b) To take the high ground and keep himself alive as long as possible.
(c) To undermine Agamemnon’s authority by winning victories in the field.
(d) To let fate happen on his own terms, instead of being subject to it.

9. What does Achilles ask Patroclus to forgive him for?
(a) His disobedience to Agamemnon.
(b) Wanting to know about death.
(c) His hard-heartedness.
(d) His willingness to kill.

10. What happens to Iphigenia?
(a) Patroclus protects her from Agamemnon.
(b) Agamemnon exiles her when she refuses to marry Achilles.
(c) Agamemnon marries her to Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon sacrifices her to Artemis.

11. How does Patroclus describe Menelaus relative to his brother Agamemnon?
(a) Softer.
(b) Simpler.
(c) Sharper.
(d) Slighter.

12. What flaw does Odysseus identify in Achilles’ temperament?
(a) Short-sightedness.
(b) A lack of feeling.
(c) Too quick a temper.
(d) A soft heart.

13. What animal gives the Myrmidons their name?
(a) Lions.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Ants.
(d) Eagles.

14. What does Achilles say Peleus told him, about how to think of the men he will fight?
(a) To treat them as animals.
(b) To see the divinity in each one.
(c) To respect the spirit of each one.
(d) To treat them as dust.

15. Where is Achilles and Patroclus’s camp situated?
(a) Beside Agamemnon’s in the center of the camp.
(b) At the heart of the marketplace.
(c) Nearest the walls of Troy.
(d) At the far end of the sandy beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ships actually sailed for Troy to recapture Helen?

2. What warning does Patroclus give Agamemnon?

3. How does Achilles plan to resolve the conflict with Agamemnon?

4. How do the Greeks realize that Agamemnon was wrong to take Briseis from Achilles?

5. How does Patroclus kill this warrior?

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