Quiz: The Iliad (22 & 24)

Question 1

Achilles’ best friend

Answer 1

Patrochlus

Question 2

helped Hector run from Achilles

Answer 2

Apollo

Question 3

killed Patrochlus and then took his armor

Answer 3

Hector

Question 4

turned into Deiphobus and told Hector to stop running from Achilles so that they could fight him together

Answer 4

Athena

Question 5

gave Achilles his spear back after he threw it at Hector and missed

Answer 5

Athena

Question 6

was working at her loom and did not know that her husband had been killed

Answer 6

Andromache

Question 7

held up the golden scales to see if Hector or Achilles would die

Answer 7

Zeus

Question 8

epithet- grey-eyed goddess

Answer 8

Athena

Question 9

What was Hector’s brilliant plan while he was waiting outside the walls for Achilles?
Why did he realize it was actually a stupid plan?

Answer 9

Hector takes off his armor and weapons and goes out to see Achilles to offer him Helen, everything Paris had stolen from the Greeks, and half of what the Trojans had.
Achilles was just going to kill him anyway for killing Petrochlus & he had no armor or weapons.

Question 10

Describe the epic simile for Hector outside of the walls of Troy.

Answer 10

He waited like a snake, coiled & tense. There was venom in his eyes & poison in his heart. His glittering eyes were glaring.

Question 11

Describe how Hector’s prophecy of Achilles’ death came true with the destruction of Troy.

Answer 11

Greeks came in Troy with horse, Achilles & Greeks kill Trojans, Paris shoots an arrow at Achilles & with Apollo’s help it hits his heel (weak spot) and he dies

Question 12

Describe the battle scene between Achilles and Hector including what Hector asked Achilles to do and what Achilles did in answer to Hector’s question.

Answer 12

Achilles chases Hector around the walls
Apollo helps Hector run
Achilles throws spear & Hector ducks
Hector throws spear and it hits Achilles’ shield
Achilles throws spear and hits Hectors neck (weak spot)