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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose help does Thetis enlist in protecting Achilles’ honor?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Posiedon.
(c) Artemis.
(d) Zeus.

2. Why can the fleet not sail to Troy, now that the forces are all together?
(a) Strong storms.
(b) Not enough ships.
(c) Evil omens.
(d) No wind.

3. What does Chryses offer Agamemnon, in return for Chriseis?
(a) A hecatomb.
(b) Threats of evil omens.
(c) Twice the girl’s weight in gold.
(d) The girl’s weight in gold.

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

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

6. How does the second duel, between Hector and Ajax, end?
(a) Ajax is wounded and withdraws.
(b) Hector is wounded and withdraws.
(c) They shake hands as friends.
(d) Hector crushes Ajax with a rock.

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

8. Whose thigh does Patroclus see pierced with a spear?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Hector.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Phoinix.

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

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

11. Who is the first Greek to kill a Trojan as the ships approach Troy?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Phoinix.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

13. Who will be the next Aristos Archaion?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Pyrrhus.
(c) Menelaus.
(d) Ajax.

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

15. 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 his own weight in gold.
(c) Beg for forgiveness.
(d) Give Achilles the first place in battle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What task does Odysseus assign the men to do, to distract them from their discontentment?

3. What advice does Odysseus give Achilles regarding returning to the fight?

4. Where does Agamemnon situate Achilles in his line of battle?

5. How does Achilles say he thinks of the Trojan warriors?

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