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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 advice does Odysseus give Achilles regarding returning to the fight?
(a) To win friends among his people by protecting their lives.
(b) To undermine Agamemnon’s authority by winning victories in the field.
(c) To let fate happen on his own terms, instead of being subject to it.
(d) To take the high ground and keep himself alive as long as possible.

2. What is the last thing Thetis says to Achilles?
(a) She says that she wants nothing to do with him.
(b) She says that she is glad Patroclus is dead.
(c) She says that Achilles’ fame has been accomplished.
(d) She says that Achilles is going to die soon.

3. What is Thetis afraid of?
(a) That Patroclus will keep Achilles from winning his glory.
(b) That there is more to the prophecy than she knows.
(c) That someone else will kill Hector.
(d) That Achilles will not win all his family before he dies.

4. How does Patroclus describe the appearance of Achilles’ hair as he is announced to the Greeks in the harbor?
(a) Like a lion.
(b) Like gold.
(c) Like fire.
(d) Like silver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will be the next Aristos Archaion?

2. What is the cause behind the fleet’s inability to sail to Troy?

3. How does Patroclus show Briseis that he means her no harm?

4. What does Chryses offer Agamemnon, in return for Chriseis?

5. In what way does Briseis remind Patroclus of his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the role Agamemnon’s daughter Iphigenia plays in the sacrifice at Aulis.

2. How does Achilles react to Patroclus’ death?

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

4. Describe the tension that is created in the meeting between Achilles and Agamemnon.

5. What is Patroclus’ relationship with Briseis like?

6. How does Achilles’ relationship to Hector change?

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

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

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

10. What is it that prevents the Greeks from sailing to Troy from Aulis?

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