Hector Quiz

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1. Who was Hector's father?

   1. Priam
   2. Agamemnon
   3. Menelaus
   4. Odysseus
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   Answer: Priam

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2. Who was Hector's wife?

   1. Andromache
   2. Penelope
   3. Helen
   4. Briseis
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   Answer: Andromache

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3. Who killed Hector in single combat?

   1. Odysseus
   2. Achilles
   3. Ajax
   4. Patroclus
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   Answer: Achilles

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4. What was Hector's standing epithet in Homer's Iliad?

   1. Tamer of horses
   2. Breaker of shields
   3. Slayer of bulls
   4. Lord of the sea
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   Answer: Tamer of horses

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5. Who was the first Greek to set foot on Trojan soil and was killed by Hector?

   1. Ajax
   2. Protesilaus
   3. Patroclus
   4. Odysseus
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   Answer: Protesilaus

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6. Whom did Hector kill, bringing Achilles back into the war?

   1. Patroclus
   2. Protesilaus
   3. Agamemnon
   4. Ajax
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   Answer: Patroclus

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7. How many sons did Priam say he had when the Achaeans came?

   1. Thirty
   2. Fifty
   3. Twenty
   4. Ten
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   Answer: Fifty

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8. Whose shape did Athena take to persuade Hector to stand and fight Achilles?

   1. Helenus
   2. Troilus
   3. Deiphobus
   4. Paris
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   Answer: Deiphobus

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