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"The Iliad"--Episodes 3 and 4

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Question 1

1.

Why does Achilles want vengeance?

Question 2

2.

What are the two duties that Hector is torn between?

Question 3

3.

What reasons does Priam give to try to convince Hector to come inside the safety of the gates? (Give at least 2.)

Question 4

4.

What compromise did Hector think to make with Achilles? Why did he decide against asking Achilles?

Question 5

5.

Why does Hector run along the walls after he has remained outside the gates to fight Achilles?

Question 6

6.

What role do the gods play in the death of Hector?

Question 7

7.

What does Achilles do rather than accept Hector's request that his body be ransomed so it can be burnt in burial?

Question 8

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How does Hector's father, mother, and Andromache respond to his death?

Question 9

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What dangerous thing does Priam do? Why?

Question 10

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How does Priam change the way Achilles feels?

Question 11

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What does Achilles do for Priam that is above and beyond what Priam requests?

Question 12

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What leads Queen Hecuba to say that Apollo did not totally forsake Hector?