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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 flaw does Odysseus identify in Achilles’ temperament?
(a) Too quick a temper.
(b) A lack of feeling.
(c) Short-sightedness.
(d) A soft heart.

2. What does Patroclus accuse Odysseus of?
(a) Treason.
(b) Recklessness.
(c) Poor planning.
(d) Murder.

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

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

5. What task does Odysseus assign the men to do, to distract them from their discontentment?
(a) Prepare a feast of thanksgiving.
(b) Collect the ashes of their dead and honor them.
(c) Build a wall around the ships.
(d) Clear a forest for firewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. After finally leaving for Troy, what does Achilles want to know about Patroclus’ childhood?

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

3. What does Agamemnon do, that almost starts a mutiny?

4. What is Hector wearing when Achilles kills him?

5. What advice does Odysseus give Achilles regarding returning to the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patroclus try to moderate the effects of Achilles’ withdrawal?

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

3. How does Thetis help Achilles’ renown when the Greek ships land at Aulis?

4. How does Achilles’ relationship to Hector change?

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

6. What is Patroclus’ relationship with Briseis like?

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

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

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

10. Why does Patroclus ask Achilles to claim Briseis?

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