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6. How many times does Achilles chase Hector around the city walls?
7. When Zeus considers saving Hector from death, how does he decide his fate?
- He uses a pair of golden scales to weigh up Hector and Achilles' fate.
- He uses a golden coin and tosses it to choose the victim of death.
- He calls a meeting between all the Gods to contribute to the debate.
- He consults Thetis and Apollo as they support different sides of the war.
8. How does Achilles know where exactly to stab Hector in order to kill him?
- Nestor had spoken to a soothsayer who asked to pass on an a good omen to Achilles, concerning the point of attack.
- Hector is wearing Achilles' armour that he stole from Patroclus body so Achilles knows its weak points.
- Iris had told Achilles where to aim his weapon before he had left the Achaean camp.
- Hector is wearing armour made by Hephaestus, and Thetis had told him where to aim to kill him.
9. When Achilles first finds Hector, what has he been doing?
- Chasing Apollo who was disguised as Agenor.
- Speaking to the Achaean soothsayer in Argos.
- Confronting Priam on the city walls of Ilium.
- Preparing Patroclus' body for burial in Argos.
10. What does Achilles do to Hectors body immediately after killing him?
- Burn it along with the sacred artefacts of the Trojan Gods.
- Cleans it and throws it over the walls of Ilium for the Trojans to bury.
- Let the Achaeans stab it then drag it through the dirt.
- Let the vultures feast on it before burning it in the battlefield.