Humanities1.09 Quiz: Review Heroic Epics
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1.09 Quiz: Review Heroic Epics

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What motivates Achilleus in his battle with Hektor?
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He seeks revenge for the death of his friend Patroklus.
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What does Hektor swear to do with Achilleus's body if he dies?
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Return it to Achilleus's soldiers.
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Which word best describes Achilleus in the scene you read?
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Furious.
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The goddess Athene affects the outcome of the battle by ___.
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Tricking Hektor into the confrontation.
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Which of the following is not true about both Hektor and Achilleus?
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They promise to honor cultural burial customs.
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In line 66, when Hektor says, "Let me at least not die without a struggle," what does he mean?
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He knows he is going to die but intended to die heroically.
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Which lines from "Hector and Achilleus" reveal that Hektor believes in the gods?
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"I will not defile you, if Zeus grants to me that I can wear you out, and take the life from you."
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In lines 14-15, when Hektor says, "But now my spirit in turn has driven me / to stand and face you," he demonstrates the heroic trait of ___.
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Courage.
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Hektor's final words to Achilleus are best described as a(n) ___.
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Curse.
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Where does Achilleus drive his spear to kill Hektor?
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Into Hektor's collarbone.