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1. How does Achilles learn the news of Patroklos' death?
Patroklos' ghost appeared to Achilles and told him what had happened. Antilochos, Nestor's son, comes in from the battlefield to tell him Hektor charges into the Achaean camp in his chariot and boasts to Achilles that he has killed Patroklos Achilles sees Nestor bringing Patroklos body into the camp in a chariot.
2. When Achilles heard the news of Patroklos' death, the FIRST thing he did was
pour dust over his head and stretch out on the ground. swear that he would kill Hektor if it was the last thing he ever did. took a spear and ran to join the fight over Patroklos' corpse. took a walk along the sea shore to think.
3. When Thetis reminded Achilles that Zeus had brought to pass all he had asked, Achilles said that:
Zeus had not fulfilled his promise. he wished he had never followed Agamemnon to Troy. he should have taken the gifts the first time and led the Myrmidons himself. he had no pleasure in it now since Patroklos was dead.
4. The Achaeans finally gain the upper hand in the battle over Patroklos' body because
Hera sent a message to Achilles to show himself on the wall Athena draped about Achilles' shoulders the aegis of Zeus Achilles screamed at the Trojans and fire leapt from his head all of the above
5. Poulydamas advises Hektory to
advance while the Trojans still have an advantage retreat behind the city walls to avoid meeting Achilles on the plain to settle matters in a duel with Achilles while the two armies look on to flip a coin to decide what to do because Poulydamas was at a loss
6. What did Achilles and the Achaeans do all night after Patroklos' death?
ate, drank, and danced planned the next day's tactics sang the paean lamented for Patroklos
7. Hephaestos owes Thetis a favor because
she had once procured fire for his forge she had persuaded Charis to marry him she rescued him at the time of his great fall she had not divulged the secret of his great strength.
8. Why can Achilles not go straight into battle with the Trojans?
he is too sad his strength has diminished from sitting out of the fighting he has no armor he is too angry with Agamemnon
9. Which of the following things is represented on Achilles' shield?
famous heroes a council of the gods the fall of Troy dancing
10.In one scene on the shield, two men are disputing over
a stolen wife the blood-price of a man who had been killed the boundary between their lands a contract to ship olive oil
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