Hector Quiz

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1. Who was Hector's father?

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

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2. Who was Hector's wife?

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

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3. Who killed Hector in single combat?

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

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

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

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

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

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7. Where was the real Bronze Age city of Troy located?

   1. Delphi in Greece
   2. Knossos in Crete
   3. Mycenae in Greece
   4. Hisarlik in northwest Turkey
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   Answer: Hisarlik in northwest Turkey

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8. How many sons did Priam father according to the article?

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

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