Farewell Between Hector and Andromache
True or False
Andromache believed that her husband would come back from war.
False.
[page 20]
Who first saw Priam driving the cart with the body of Hector?
Cassandra
[page 27]What book were the stories "Farewell Between Hector and Andromache" and "Priam Ransoms the Body of Hector" derived or taken from?
The Iliad by Homer
[page 17 & 24]
True or False
Andromache wailed at the fact that Hector said no words for her to treasure.
True.
[page 28]
True or False
Andromache prayed that her son will become greater than her husband.
False. Hector prayed to the gods.
[page 19]
Where did Priam go to ransom the body of Hector?
The Achaian camp
[page 25]
Who is Achilles' mother?
A daughter of Poseidon, the god of the sea.
[page 26]
True or False
Hector believed in fate and destiny.
True.
[page 19]
Who is Andromache's father?
Eetion, the Cecilian king
[page 17]
What did they do on the first 9 days of Hector's burial?
They gathered infinite amounts of wood.
[page 30]
If Hector stayed behind the walls, what did Andromache say he could do?
Post his soldiers by the fig tree where the walls were easily scaled.
[page 18]
Who were Automedon and Alcimos?
Two people waiting on Achilles/his attendants.
[page 24]
What is the name Hector called his son?
Scamandrios
[page 17]
How many years had Helen been in Troy by the time of Hector's death?
20 years
Where did Achilles take Hecuba's three sons? (3 places)
Samos, Imbros, Lamnos.
[page 28]
What are some things Hector narrated to Andromache that would happen if she were to be enslaved because of his choice to flee? (3 things)
1) She would have to live in a foreign land
2) She would have to ply at the loom on the orders of another woman
3) She would have to carry water from strange fountains
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