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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 is Hector wearing when Achilles kills him?
2. How does Patroclus show Briseis that he means her no harm?
3. Why is it unlawful for Agamemnon to claim Chriseis as a war prize?
4. What is the cause behind the fleet’s inability to sail to Troy?
5. After finally leaving for Troy, what does Achilles want to know about Patroclus’ childhood?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the Greeks react when Achilles withdraws from the fighting?
2. What is Achilles’ experiences of raiding like?
3. Describe the tension that is created in the meeting between Achilles and Agamemnon.
4. What is it that prevents the Greeks from sailing to Troy from Aulis?
5. What new wrinkle do Achilles and Patroclus learn about the prophecies from Thetis?
6. How does the battle go, once Achilles is not fighting?
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 is Patroclus’ relationship with Briseis like?
9. How do Achilles and Patroclus differ in their approach to the dead?
10. How does Achilles’ relationship to Hector change?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Who is the audience for The Song of Achilles? What is the ideal reader for The Song of Achilles likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?
Essay Topic 3
Use this book to evaluate the five-star rating system typically used for books. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.
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