Black Ships Before Troy - Chapters 10-14

What event causes Patroclus to decide to join the battle, albeit in a disguise?

• The black ships of Greece are set ablaze

• The death of Achilles

• The appearance of rain as red as blood

• Trojan chariots crossing the ditch outside the Greek encampment

Achilles agrees to allow Patroclus to ride out in his armor and use his chariot on what single condition?

• That he not seek to take on Hector in single combat

• That he not give chase after the Trojans have been pushed out of the Greek camp

• That he takes his own horses, leaving Xanthus and Balius behind

• That this action be kept secret from Agamemnon

What becomes of Achilles’ armor after Patroclus’ death?

• It is claimed by Paris

• Hector puts it on and gives his own armor as an offering to Aphrodite

• It is claimed by Thetis

• Hector puts it on and gives his own armor as an offering to Athena

In chapter 11, Achilles vows revenge on Hector for the death of Patroclus. What is his only problem, and what is the solution to this problem?

• He has no armor; Thetis will ask Hephaestus to fashion a new set

• He has sworn not to fight; he sends a messenger to Agamemnon accepting his apologies

• His mother refuses to allow him to take the battlefield; Zeus commands her to leave

• Briseis had still not been returned; Agamemnon sends her along with Chryseis to Achilles

Hera endows Xanthus, one of Achilles’ horses, with a temporary special power just before Achilles takes to the field of battle. What is it?

• Immortality

• Extra-sensory perception (ESP)

• The ability to speak

• The ability to fly

What “sin” does Achilles commit in regard to the body of the slain Trojan hero Hector?

• He drags it behind his chariot back to camp

• He leaves it mutilated and lying outside the gates of the great Trojan city

• He burns Hector's corpse on a funeral pyre at the Greek camp

• He refuses to conduct funeral games in honor of the great hero

Who is Hector’s wife?

• Andromache

• Hecuba

• Helen

• Penelope

Who comes to Achilles in a dream demanding proper burial for himself?

• Hector

• Patroclus

• Odysseus

• Nestor

What “gifts” did Achilles add to Patroclus’ funeral pyre?

• Cattle and horses

• Hounds

• 12 Trojan captives

• Honey and hair

What god protected Hector’s body from harm while Achilles drug it behind his chariot for twelve days and twelve nights?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Ares

• Apollo