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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 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 men might mutiny if war prizes are subject to being seized.
(c) He says that the warriors will leave if they do not win the war soon.
(d) He says that Achilles is considering turning his soldiers against Agamemnon’s.

2. What does Agamemnon offer Achilles, in order to fulfill the gods’ desires, and liberate the fleet to sail to Troy?
(a) A prominent position for Patroclus .
(b) His weight in gold.
(c) The first position among the other kings.
(d) His daughter’s hand in marriage.

3. How does Patroclus describe Menelaus relative to his brother Agamemnon?
(a) Sharper.
(b) Simpler.
(c) Softer.
(d) Slighter.

4. How long has Patroclus lived with Achilles, by the time Achilles and Agamemnon are angry at each other?
(a) 27 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. What happens to Iphigenia?
(a) Agamemnon marries her to Achilles.
(b) Agamemnon sacrifices her to Artemis.
(c) Patroclus protects her from Agamemnon.
(d) Agamemnon exiles her when she refuses to marry Achilles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the Greeks realize that Agamemnon was wrong to take Briseis from Achilles?

3. How do the Trojans’ successes in battle affect the Greeks’ morale?

4. How does the duel between Menelaus and Paris end?

5. How does Patroclus kill this warrior?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whati s Achilles’ reaction to Patroclus’ interview with Agamemnon?

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

3. Describe the Greeks’ arrival in Troy.

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

5. What is Patroclus’ relationship with Briseis like?

6. Achilles visits his mother to learn more about the prophecy regarding his death. What is his response to this visit and Thetis’ news?

7. What are Patroclus’ feelings during the crisis over Chriseis and Briseis?

8. How do the Greeks react when Achilles withdraws from the fighting?

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

10. What does Patroclus’ accomplish in his interview with Agamemnon?

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