Young Life of Achilles
Preparing for War
The War Begins
The Prebattle
The Battle
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What river was Achilles dipped in?
River Styx
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What war did Achilles fight in?
The Trojan War
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What did the soldiers want Achilles to do when he got to the front line?
Fight Hector
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Who fought Hector before Achilles did?
Patroclus
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Who did Achilles fight and kill?
Hector
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What was Achilles's mother's name?
Thetis
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What did Achilles' mother do to make sure he didn't go to war?
She dressed him as a girl for 10 years
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What was the Greek general's name?
Agamemnon
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Who won the battle of Patroclus and Hector?
Hector
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At which body part did Achilles die from a wound?
In the back of the heel (Achilles tendon)
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What was Achilles's father's name
King Peleus
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Who made Achilles's armor?
Hephaestus
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What was Achilles's best friend's name?
Patroclus
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Why did Patroclus steal Achilles' armor?
So he could fight Hector instead
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What was the result of Achilles's fury at Hector after he killed him?
Achilles strapped him to his chariot and dragged him around the city of Troy 3 times
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Why did his mother dip him in a river?
To make him immortal
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Who captured Achilles to fight in the Trojan War?
Odysseus
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How would people recognize Achilles?
His armor
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What weapon did Hector use in the fight between him and Patroclus?
A sword
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What was one word to describe Achilles after he killed Hector?
Furious
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What were Achilles's two choices for fate?
To live a long, inglorious life or to die a hero at Troy
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Why didn't Achilles want to fight in the war?
He despised the unworthy general
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Why did Patroclus want to fight Hector?
He wanted to turn the tide of the war
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Who were Hector's parents?
King Priam and Queen Hecuba
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Who helped Paris slay Achilles?
Apollo