Achilles Quiz

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1. Who was Achilles' mother?

   1. Atalanta
   2. Aphrodite
   3. Hera
   4. Thetis
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   Answer: Thetis

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2. Which Centaur raised and trained Achilles on Mount Pelion?

   1. Eurytion
   2. Chiron
   3. Nessus
   4. Pholus
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   Answer: Chiron

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3. What was the name of the people Achilles led to Troy?

   1. Myrmidons
   2. Locrians
   3. Dorians
   4. Mycenaeans
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   Answer: Myrmidons

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4. Who shot the fateful arrow that killed Achilles?

   1. Hector
   2. Paris
   3. Aeneas
   4. Deiphobus
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   Answer: Paris

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5. On which island was Achilles hidden disguised as a girl?

   1. Naxos
   2. Delos
   3. Lesbos
   4. Skyros
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   Answer: Skyros

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6. Who was Achilles' closest friend, whose death drove him to kill Hector?

   1. Antilochus
   2. Teucer
   3. Nestor
   4. Patroclus
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   Answer: Patroclus

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7. What was the name of Achilles' son who fought at Troy after his father's death?

   1. Eurypylus
   2. Andromachus
   3. Neoptolemus
   4. Telemachus
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   Answer: Neoptolemus

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8. What was the name given to Achilles while disguised as a girl on Skyros?

   1. Deidamia
   2. Lycomedes
   3. Briseis
   4. Pyrrha
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   Answer: Pyrrha

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