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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 does Achilles say has been prophesied about his martial skills?
(a) He will be second only to Hector in skill.
(b) He will become a great teacher of soldiers.
(c) He will be the best warrior of his generation.
(d) He will amass the largest army in the Mediterranean.

2. Who greets Achilles when he returns to Phthia?
(a) Angry men.
(b) Silent cliffs.
(c) Grieving mothers.
(d) Adoring crowds.

3. What does Patroclus’ father tell him about Achilles?
(a) That he is what a Greek soldier should be.
(b) That he is what a husband should be.
(c) That he is what a god should be.
(d) That he is what a son should be.

4. Who does Thetis say must die before Achilles can be killed?
(a) Sarpedon.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Hector.
(d) Patroclus

5. How does Peleus respond when Achilles says that he does not expect to be convinced to fight?
(a) He threatens to disown him if he does not go.
(b) He says that it is not up to him.
(c) He demands Achilles go and serve with honor.
(d) He invokes the prophecies that Achilles will distinguish himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Achilles taken when he disappears from Phthia?

2. What nickname does Peleus give Patroclus?

3. How are Achilles and Patroclus expected to treat girls?

4. What distinction does Peleus offer Achilles?

5. What type of creature is Chiron?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the news of the war find Achilles and Patroclus on Scyros?

2. How is Achilles’ identity unmasked?

3. What prophecy does Odysseus tell Achilles about the conditions under which he will die?

4. What conundrum is Patroclus caught in, now that the army will be going to Troy?

5. How does Patroclus’ life change when he arrives at Peleus’ court?

6. How does Achilles show Patroclus another way of looking at the death of Clysonymus?

7. Describe Patroclus’ interaction with Achilles’ mother Thetis.

8. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles?

9. What does Peleus tell his people about the news from Mycenae?

10. Describe Achilles’ relationship with Deidameia.

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