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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the cloak Achilles receives for his birthday?
(a) White.
(b) Gold.
(c) Crimson.
(d) Purple.

2. How does Achilles understand divinity is accomplished?
(a) Through famous exploits.
(b) Through force of arms.
(c) Through musical talent.
(d) Through wealth and sacrifices.

3. How does Achilles help Patroclus avoid punishment?
(a) He fights with him.
(b) He pleads for mercy from his father.
(c) He makes him do his chores.
(d) He takes him to music class with him.

4. How does Deidameia treat Patroclus when she interviews him?
(a) She is disconsolate and dismayed.
(b) She is fawning and subservient.
(c) She is imperious and angry.
(d) She is flattering and ingratiating.

5. How does Clysonymus die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He is killed by a god.
(c) He breaks his head on a rock.
(d) Patroclus stabs him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Patroclus learn to discern Thetis’ visits?

2. Who does Peleus claim to have fought beside?

3. How does Achilles explain his interest in Patroclus to his father?

4. Who does Patroclus dream about when he moves to Achilles’ room?

5. How does Odysseus identify Achilles among Lycomedes’ women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Achilles explain his friendship with Patroclus to Peleus?

2. Describe Achilles’ homecoming to Phthia.

3. What gift does Chiron send Achilles to Troy with?

4. How do Achilles and Patroclus behave once Achilles says that Thetis cannot see them on Mt. Pelion?

5. Why does Patroclus’ father take him to bid for Tyndareus’ hand in marriage?

6. How does Patroclus come to kill the boy whose death gets him exiled?

7. What is the important question Chiron asks Achilles, and what is Achilles’ response?

8. How is Achilles’ identity unmasked?

9. What is Chiron’s role in Achilles and Patroclus’ lives?

10. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles at his home?

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