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Question 1

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Achilles chases the man he believes to be Agenor, but soon Apollo reveals himself to Achilles, [blank_start]taunting him for chasing a god[blank_end].
Answer
  • taunting him for chasing a god
  • telling him he's tired of running
  • killing him on the spot
  • disappearing right away

Question 2

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Achilles is angered that Apollo has [blank_start]prevented him from gaining more glory[blank_end], and begins running toward the walls of Troy.
Answer
  • prevented him from gaining more glory
  • outrun him
  • helped the Trojans
  • taunted him

Question 3

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Hector is the only Trojan standing outside the city’s walls, [blank_start]waiting to fight Achilles to the death[blank_end].
Answer
  • waiting to fight Achilles to the death
  • because no one would let him in
  • looking for his horse
  • not paying any attention

Question 4

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Priam sees Achilles coming and implores Hector to [blank_start]come inside the city walls[blank_end].
Answer
  • come inside the city walls
  • scream like a girl
  • charge out to fight him
  • get a better sword

Question 5

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Priam asks Hector to pity him, with all the losses he has suffered, and suggests that a hero’s death is [blank_start]much greater than dying as an old man[blank_end].
Answer
  • much greater than dying as an old man
  • not as great as people think
  • much greater than not dying at all
  • foolishness to an old man

Question 6

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Hector waits for Achilles as he [blank_start]runs across the plain[blank_end]. He is ashamed of his decision to allow the Trojans to [blank_start]camp outside the city walls[blank_end].
Answer
  • runs across the plain
  • flexes his muscles
  • stops for something to eat
  • saunters over to kill him
  • camp outside the city walls
  • fight without armor
  • bring pets into battle
  • go home for break

Question 7

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Hector wonders if he can negotiate with Achilles, but soon realizes that [blank_start]Achilles’ anger is unshakable[blank_end].
Answer
  • Achilles’ anger is unshakable
  • he is a terrible negotiator
  • Achilles' is too dumb to listen
  • he will kill Achilles' anyway

Question 8

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Hector resolves to fight, but as Achilles approaches, he [blank_start]loses his nerve and runs away[blank_end].
Answer
  • loses his nerve and runs away
  • passes out from fear
  • starts talking about the glory days
  • calls on the gods to strengthen him

Question 9

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Achilles begins to chase Hector, and they [blank_start]run around the walls of Troy three times[blank_end].
Answer
  • run around the walls of Troy three times
  • run around the walls of Troy four times.
  • start laughing because they look dumb
  • become too tired to fight

Question 10

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Zeus, filled with pity for Hector, wonders if he should rescue him, but Athena [blank_start]tells him that Hector is fated to die[blank_end].
Answer
  • tells him that Hector is fated to die
  • reminds him that he doesn't like Hector
  • threatens to kill Achilles
  • rescues him before Zeus can

Question 11

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On their fourth circuit of Troy, Achilles cannot gain on Hector, but Hector [blank_start]cannot escape from Achilles’ speed[blank_end].
Answer
  • cannot escape from Achilles’ speed
  • is too tired to keep running
  • can't stop running or he'll die
  • is faster than Achilles

Question 12

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Zeus takes up his scales and tips the balance against Hector, [blank_start]sentencing Hector to death[blank_end].
Answer
  • sentencing Hector to death
  • giving him a chance to survive
  • hoping to save him
  • whisking Hector off to safety

Question 13

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Athena appears beside Hector in the form of [blank_start]Deiphobus[blank_end], telling him that the two of them together can face Achilles.
Answer
  • Deiphobus
  • some random guy
  • a dragon
  • Patroclus

Question 14

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Hector, moved that his brother would leave the city to join him, [blank_start]agrees to the plan[blank_end].
Answer
  • agrees to the plan
  • suggests they go back to the city
  • tells his brother to run away
  • tells his brother he is wrong

Question 15

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Hector speaks to Achilles, asking that they both swear to honor each other’s bodies, no matter the outcome of their fight. Achilles [blank_start]rejects the offer[blank_end].
Answer
  • rejects the offer
  • agrees, of course
  • doesn't hear him
  • swears an oath

Question 16

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Achilles hurls [blank_start]his spear[blank_end] at Hector and misses, but Athena passes the weapon back to Achilles.
Answer
  • his spear
  • a thunderbolt
  • his warhammer
  • a sword

Question 17

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Hector’s spear hits Achilles’ shield [blank_start]but cannot pierce it[blank_end].
Answer
  • but cannot pierce it
  • and the shield shatters
  • and Hector dies instantly
  • but it bounces back and hits him

Question 18

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Hector turns to Deiphobus but cannot find him. He soon realizes that the apparition was [blank_start]a trick of the gods[blank_end], and that his fate is sealed.
Answer
  • a trick of the gods
  • his imagination
  • a projection from Troy
  • a trick of the light

Question 19

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Hector and Achilles charge one another, and Achilles drives his spear into [blank_start]the weak spot at Hector’s neck[blank_end].
Answer
  • the weak spot at Hector’s neck
  • Hector's stomach
  • the bend of Hector's knee
  • the top of Hector's head

Question 20

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With his dying words, Hector asks [blank_start]for his body to be returned to Troy[blank_end].
Answer
  • for his body to be returned to Troy
  • for Helen to be returned to Troy
  • for another chance to fight
  • for the gods to save him

Question 21

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Achilles tells Hector that [blank_start]the dogs will feed on him[blank_end].
Answer
  • the dogs will feed on him
  • he will respect his corpse
  • he died honorably
  • he was sorry to have to kill him

Question 22

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The other Achaeans gather over Hector’s body and [blank_start]gleefully stab his corpse[blank_end].
Answer
  • gleefully stab his corpse
  • have a moment of silence
  • pray to the gods
  • cry at the loss of a warrior

Question 23

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Achilles briefly considers further battle, but soon realizes he must return to the Achaean camp [blank_start]to bury the body of Patroclus[blank_end].
Answer
  • to bury the body of Patroclus
  • to get something to eat
  • to sharpen his spear
  • to wipe all the blood off

Question 24

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Triumphant, Achilles ties Hector’s body to the back of his chariot and [blank_start]drags him through the dust[blank_end], defiling his body.
Answer
  • drags him through the dust
  • sets it on fire
  • leaves it there
  • calls the dogs

Question 25

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Priam and Hecuba grieve for Hector, and Priam calls his death [blank_start]the most heartbreaking loss of the war[blank_end].
Answer
  • the most heartbreaking loss of the war
  • worth all of the effort
  • a waste of time
  • something he doesn't care about

Question 26

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Hearing the wailing outside her chambers, Andromache fears the worst and rushes out to the gates. She is in time to see her husband being [blank_start]dragged through the dirt by Achilles[blank_end].
Answer
  • dragged through the dirt by Achilles
  • venerated as a hero
  • resurrected by the gods
  • struck down by Achilles' spear

Question 27

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Andromache collapses in sorrow, and laments that [blank_start]Astyanax will grow up as an orphan[blank_end].
Answer
  • Astyanax will grow up as an orphan
  • she didn't get to say goodbye
  • Hector will not have a funeral
  • she will have to go to work now
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