The Iliad - Events of Book 6 Quiz

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Why are the Greeks able to advance on Ilium in this book?
The gods are absent.
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What does Nestor tell the Greeks to do when he sees the Trojan army weakening?
To kill as many as possible.
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Who tells Hector to visit his mother and request she pray to Athene?
A soothsayer.
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Who does Hector ask to pray in the temple of Athene?
Hecabe and the noblewomen
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How do Helen and Hector persuade Paris to return to battle?
They scold him for being a coward.
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What is the name of Hector's wife?
Andromache
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Who does Hector visit last on his trip to Ilium?
His wife and son.
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What does Hector tell his wife when she begs him not to return to battle?
That he can not escape his fate, whatever it is.
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What does Andromache do as soon as Hector leaves?
She mourns for him because she believes he will die.
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When Paris returns to battle, what does he think Hector is doing at the city walls?
Waiting for him.
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