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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the duel between Menelaus and Paris end?
(a) Paris is wounded and retreats.
(b) Paris is whisked way by the gods.
(c) Menelaus kills Paris.
(d) Menelaus is wounded and retreats.

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

4. What is the last thing Thetis says to Achilles?
(a) She says that Achilles is going to die soon.
(b) She says that she is glad Patroclus is dead.
(c) She says that Achilles’ fame has been accomplished.
(d) She says that she wants nothing to do with him.

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

6. How does Agamemnon respond to Chryses’ offering?
(a) Indifferently.
(b) Contemptuously.
(c) Patiently.
(d) Sympathetically.

7. How does Patroclus describe his relationship with Achilles now that Achilles and Agamemnon are in conflict?
(a) He says that Achilles is a stranger to him now.
(b) He says that Achilles is his best self.
(c) He says that Achilles is half his soul.
(d) He says that Achilles is his trusted companion and he must honor his wishes.

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

9. Which Trojan warrior does Patroclus kill?
(a) Priam.
(b) Sarpedon.
(c) Paris.
(d) Hector.

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

11. What warning does Patroclus give Agamemnon?
(a) He says that Achilles’ soldiers are considering withdrawing from the fighting if Briseis is not returned.
(b) He says that the warriors will leave if they do not win the war soon.
(c) He says that Achilles is considering turning his soldiers against Agamemnon’s.
(d) He says that the men might mutiny if war prizes are subject to being seized.

12. Who tears down the wall around the Greeks’ ships?
(a) Hector.
(b) Priam.
(c) Sarpedon.
(d) Paris.

13. Who would be Ariston Achaion if Achilles were not?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Patroclus.
(c) Agamemnon,
(d) Ajax.

14. How does Patroclus describe the appearance of Achilles’ hair as he is announced to the Greeks in the harbor?
(a) Like fire.
(b) Like silver.
(c) Like a lion.
(d) Like gold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Achilles and Patroclus last have leisure like they have now that Achilles is not fighting?

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

3. What is Hector wearing when Achilles kills him?

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

5. Why does Hector fight the Trojans?

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