ACHILLES- QUIZ

Which food did Achilles the tortoise go crazy about?

• Strawberries

• Oranges

• Olives

• Apples

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Which of these is the name of the dog featured in "Achilles"?

• Dodo

• Widdle

• Roger

• Alecko

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What is the name of the first pet that Gerald buys from the Rose-Beetle Man?

• Quasimodo

• Ulysses

• Geronimo

• Achilles

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What is the meaning of the idiom ' Achilles heel'?

• have a small weakness or fault

• a single weakness in an otherwise strong person or thing

• very strong personality

• have no means of escape

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How do we know that the Rose-Beetle Man cared well for his pets?

• He carefully kept his pets in a sack.

• He had polished the shells of his tortoise with oil.

• He had decorated the front legs of all the tortoise with little red bows.

• All of the above.

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How do we come to know that Achilles was an intelligent creature? Select all the correct answers.

• He had learned his name and would appear whenever he was called out.

• He loved grapes as much as Roger did.

• He would retreat into his shell whenever Roger tried to tease him.

• He had developed a passion for human company.

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Where did the family finally found Achilles?

• Achilles was found outside the house.

• Achilles was found in the garden.

• Achilles was found in the well.

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How was Achilles the tortoise similar to the Greek hero 'Achilles'?

• They shared a common name.

• They had a common weakness, their legs.

• They did not share any similarity.

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After Achilles death, what did the narrator buy from the Rose-Beetle Man?

• A rose-beetle

• Another tortoise

• A pigeon

• A cat

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Where did the narrator first meet the Rose-Beetle Man?

• The Rose-Beetle Man came to the narrator's house and they met for the first time.

• The narrator first saw him on a lonely road leading to one of the remote mountain villages.

• The narrator first met him when he was travelling with his family.

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