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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. Who is the oldest of the Greeks in the fleet?
2. Who oversees the infirmary where Patroclus finds work?
3. How does Priam justify Helen’s presence in Troy?
4. What is the cause behind the fleet’s inability to sail to Troy?
5. What advice does Odysseus give Achilles regarding returning to the fight?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Patroclus’ accomplish in his interview with Agamemnon?
2. How do Achilles and Patroclus differ in their approach to the dead?
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. Describe the role Agamemnon’s daughter Iphigenia plays in the sacrifice at Aulis.
6. How does Achilles prevent the mutiny in the fourth year of the war?
7. How does the battle go, once Achilles is not fighting?
8. What are Patroclus’ feelings during the crisis over Chriseis and Briseis?
9. Achilles visits his mother to learn more about the prophecy regarding his death. What is his response to this visit and Thetis’ news?
10. What is Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship with Hector like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What topics would you like to research further, after reading The Song of Achilles? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on The Song of Achilles.
Essay Topic 3
Debate the proposition that Achilles’ fame comes more from his regard for Patroclus and his treatment of Briseis than from his renown in battle.
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