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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patroclus father offer Tyndareus for his daughter’s hand?

2. How does Achilles surprise Patroclus when they return to Phthia?

3. Who does Patroclus dream about when he moves to Achilles’ room?

4. What color sails are flying on the ship that comes to Achilles and Patroclus?

5. What distinction does Peleus offer Achilles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Patroclus’ decision to leave Peleus’ home.

2. Describe Deidameia’s relationship with Patroclus.

3. How do Achilles and Patroclus get called back to civilization?

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

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

6. How do Achilles and Patroclus bring their relationship to its first crisis?

7. What is Chiron’s role in Achilles and Patroclus’ lives?

8. Why does Patroclus’ father take him to bid for Tyndareus’ hand in marriage?

9. How does Patroclus end up fighting Achilles, and what is the outcome?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Achilles is great in his own right as a warrior, but he is also the lead actor in a huge supporting cast, and he does not have to be all things to all people. What are the key supporting roles that go into making Achilles the Ariston Achaion?

Essay Topic 2

Debate the proposition that Achilles’ fame comes more from his regard for Patroclus and his treatment of Briseis than from his renown in battle.

Essay Topic 3

Debate the proposition Chiron articulates, that no life matters more than any other. Patroclus says that there is no solution to this question, that whichever way you choose, you lose. Is there are an answer to the question, of whether this statement is correct? What must one lose in answering it one way or another?

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