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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Achilles and Patroclus last have leisure like they have now that Achilles is not fighting?
(a) Pelion.
(b) Lemnos.
(c) Phthia.
(d) Scyros.

2. What does Briseis teach Patroclus?
(a) The names of the Trojan captives.
(b) The names of the Trojan heroes.
(c) The names of the clouds and constellations.
(d) The names of plants and animals.

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

4. How does Achilles keep the men from leaving?
(a) He threatens to kill them if they start to leave.
(b) He burns their ships on the shore.
(c) He says that they are prophecied to die on the way home.
(d) He says that he will take their portion of the spoils.

5. What does Achilles do that injures Hector?
(a) Kills his wife’s brothers.
(b) Takes Hector’s sister-in-law as a captive.
(c) Kills Hector’s chariot driver.
(d) Insults Hector’s courage.

6. How does Achilles say he thinks of the Trojan warriors?
(a) He says that he does not think of them at all.
(b) He says that he thinks of them as tragic human beings.
(c) He says that he thinks of them as dust.
(d) He says that he thinks of them as animals.

7. To what does Patroclus attribute his indifference to warfare?
(a) His disgust with bloodshed.
(b) His identification with Clysonymus.
(c) His lack of skill.
(d) His excessive affection for human beings.

8. How many men does Achilles kill on his first day in battle?
(a) 24.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

10. How does Patroclus show Briseis that he means her no harm?
(a) He tells her so in her own language.
(b) By kissing Achilles.
(c) By sign language.
(d) By doctoring her injuries.

11. What task does Odysseus assign the men to do, to distract them from their discontentment?
(a) Collect the ashes of their dead and honor them.
(b) Build a wall around the ships.
(c) Prepare a feast of thanksgiving.
(d) Clear a forest for firewood.

12. Where does the fleet sail before they go to Troy?
(a) Pelion.
(b) Aulis.
(c) Ithaka.
(d) Scyros.

13. What color cloak is Paris clothed in?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

14. How does Patroclus say Briseis is different from his mother?
(a) Her sharp attention.
(b) Her wariness.
(c) Her skill in cooking.
(d) Her peaceful temperament.

15. How long has Patroclus lived with Achilles, by the time Achilles and Agamemnon are angry at each other?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Priam justify Helen’s presence in Troy?

2. What do Achilles and Patroclus say about Hector, to reassure themselves of Achilles’ relative safety?

3. Who tears down the wall around the Greeks’ ships?

4. How long does the war drag on before the Greek soldiers get impatient and consider mutiny?

5. How does Patroclus describe the appearance of Achilles’ hair as he is announced to the Greeks in the harbor?

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