Book twenty two

Which is the key event that takes place in book 22?

• Achilles is killed

• Achilles kills Hector

• Paris dies

• Priam begs Achilles for Hector's body

Who tries to dissuade Hector from fighting Achilles at the start of the book?

• Priam

• Hecabe

• Priam and Hecabe

• Andromache

Which god is Achilles angry with at the start of the book?

• Zeus

• Athene

• Apollo

• Hera

Which Trojan elder has previously recommended that Hector withdrew from battle when Achilles rejoined?

• Polydamas

• Priam

• Deiphobus

How many times does Achilles chase Hector around the walls of Troy?O

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What event gives Hector his courage to fight?

• Zeus motivates him

• Apollo gives him a new weapon

• Athene encourages him, disguised as his brother

• Achilles embarasses him

Who is concerned about burial rites before Hector and Achilles duel?

• Achilles

• Hector

What does Achilles do with Hector's body?

• Leaves it by the ships

• Grants burial rites

• Drags it by a chariot

• Leaves it on the battlefield

Who begins the grieving in Troy?

• Priam

• Hecabe

• Andromache

What is the end focus of book 22?

• Andromache's grief

• Priam's grief

• Achilles' celebration

• Hectors body lying in the dust