Ransom - introduction - summary

At the start of Ransom, in what year is the Trojan war?

• tenth

• first

• 20th

• eighth

Why is Achilles a demi-god?

• His father is Zeus

• His mother is a sea goddess

• His uncle is a sea god

• His father is a sea god

Who is Patroclus?

• Achilles' friend

• Achilles' enemy

• Achilles' adoptive brother

• Achilles' son

Who was Agamemnon?

• Achilles' Trojan enemy

• The leader of the Greek army

• The king of Troy

• Achilles' friend

Why did Achilles refuse to fight against the Trojans?

• He liked the Trojans.

• Agamemnon had taken Achilles' slave girl.

• He was afraid.

• Patroclus had taken Achilles' slave girl.

What does Patroclus do that leads to him dying?

• He puts on Achilles' armor and fights the Trojans

• He takes poison.

• He fights Achilles.

• He stabs himself.

Who kills Patroclus?

• Hector

• Agamemnon

• Achilles

• Priam

What does Achilles do after Patroclus is killed?

• He joins the battle and kills many.

• He kills Hector.

• He refuses to fight?

• he forgives Patroclus's killer.

What does Achilles do to Hector's body just after killing him?

• He ties it to a chariot and drags it round Patroclus's burial mound.

• He buries it.

• He drags it in front of the Trojan citadel.

• He ties it to a chariot and drags it round Petroclus's burial mound.

While mourning his son, King Priam sees a vision of ...

• Achilles being killed.

• Hector being killed.

• A mule-drawn cart carrying a covered load

• Hector going to heaven.