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In chapter 9, the Trojans receive an omen from Zeus in the form of an eagle dropping a live snake in their midst. Some among the Trojans want to postpone the battle as a result, but Hector tells them that the best omen of all is what?
“To fight for your country!”
What “sin” does Achilles commit in regard to the body of the slain Trojan hero Hector?
He drags it behind his chariot back to camp.
According to legend, the Amazons, a group of warrior women who came to the aid of the Trojans, were the daughters of what god?
Ares
Why was Hector’s infant son, Astyanax, not among the captive Trojans who were taken to Greece?
The Greeks threw him from the ramparts of the city to his death.
Why did Odysseus and Diomedes go and get Philoctetes from the island of Lemnos after having left him there for ten years?
Calchas said they could not take Troy without him.
What god intervenes on behalf of the Greeks after the Trojans (spurred on by Zeus himself) by sending waves and sea monsters that nearly overrun their camp?
Poseidon
What man comes to offer Achilles a ransom for the return of Hector’s body?
Priam
Who is able to kill Achilles and by what method?
Paris, an arrow to his vulnerable heel
Prior to stealing the “Luck of Troy,” the “beggar” was beaten severely outside the gates of Troy. What had he stolen that upset everyone so much?
Nestor's gold cup
Why did Odysseus and Diomedes go and get Philoctetes from the island of Lemnos after having left him there for ten years?
cunning
After Ajax knocks Hector unconscious by hitting him with a “great stone,” Zeus sends what god to revive him?
Apollo
What god casts a sleeping spell onto all that may see him that allows Hector’s father to pass through the Greek camp unnoticed?
Hermes
After being poisoned by Philoctetes, to whom does Paris go to seek healing?
Oenone
What best explains the main reason Penthesilea lead the Amazons into battle?
she wanted to die in battle
Who was given create for coming up with the idea to build the wooden horse?
Odysseus
Achilles agrees to allow Patroclus to ride out in his armor and use his chariot on what single condition?
That he not give chase after the Trojans have been pushed out of the Greek camp
What object did Odysseus plot to steal from the Trojans?
A black stone shaped like Athene’s shield; AKA: The Palladium; AKA: The Luck of Troy
For what reason do the Greeks want the Trojans to believe the wooden horse was made?
As a peace offering to Athene for having stolen the “Luck of Troy”
Who fought over the right to have the armor of Achilles?
Ajax and Odysseus
Which Greek volunteered to stay behind to be “discovered” by the Trojans?
Sinon
In chapter 11, Achilles vows revenge on Hector for the death of Patroclus. What is his only problem, and what is the solution to this problem?
He has no armor; Thetis will ask Hephaestus to fashion a new set.
After discovering Odysseus in disguise, what gift does Helen offer him for “old time’s sake”?
A gold vial filled with sleep-inducing drug
How does Helen manage to survive during the fall of Troy?
Odysseus saves her by forcing Menelaus to honor a bargain the two had made.
What did the loser of Achilles’ armor do after he was not chosen?
killed a herd of sheep and then killed himself
Which character was killed by a sword to the chest while praying at the altar?
King Priam