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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. Where is Achilles and Patroclus’s camp situated?
(a) At the heart of the marketplace.
(b) At the far end of the sandy beach.
(c) Nearest the walls of Troy.
(d) Beside Agamemnon’s in the center of the camp.

2. Who is the oldest of the Greeks in the fleet?
(a) Ajax.
(b) Nestor.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Agamemnon.

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

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

5. Who oversees the infirmary where Patroclus finds work?
(a) Phoinix.
(b) Machaon.
(c) Diomedes.
(d) Podalerius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose help does Thetis enlist in protecting Achilles’ honor?

2. Where does the fleet sail before they go to Troy?

3. Why is Patroclus nervous when Achilles talks to Thetis?

4. How does Patroclus betray Achilles?

5. How does the second duel, between Hector and Ajax, end?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the battle go, once Achilles is not fighting?

2. What new wrinkle do Achilles and Patroclus learn about the prophecies from Thetis?

3. How do Achilles and Patroclus differ in their approach to the dead?

4. Why does Patroclus ask Achilles to claim Briseis?

5. What is Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship with Hector like?

6. What is Achilles’ experiences of raiding like?

7. How does Achilles react to Patroclus’ death?

8. How does Achilles’ relationship to Hector change?

9. How does Chriseis create a crisis for the Greeks?

10. Why do the Greeks adopt the strategy of raiding around Troy instead of negotiating?

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