Question 1

What type of story is The Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

epic poetry

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biography

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historical fiction

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sonnet

Question 2

Who is believed to have authored both The Iliad and The Odyssey?

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Homer

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Shakespeare

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Odysseus

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Harold

Question 3

The Illiad is the story of what?

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The battle of Troy

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Odysseus' journey back to Ithaca

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The Greek gods

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The Trojan Horse

Question 4

Where did Homer get his ideas for his books?

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They were oral stories passed down.

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Athena told the stories to Homer.

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He copied them from another Greek.

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He invented them from his own imagination.

Question 5

In about what year was The Odyssey composed?

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700 BC

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200 BC

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1200 BC

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1590 AD

Question 6

What does an epic poem do?

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Narrates the heroic exploits of an individual.

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Alter the meaning of traditional stories passed down in oral tradition.

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Tells rhymes about the culture of a society.

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Narrates the story of the gods.

Question 7

Which one is not found in an epic poem?

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Advancements in science and technology

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Continuing battles between good and evil.

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Long speeches and elevated, flowery language.

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A hero on a quest.

Question 8

Which response is NOT a thematic concept found in The Odyssey?

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The importance of wealth and power.

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Hospitality as a serious obligation in Greek culture.

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The similarities between Greek gods and mortals.

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The role of fate.

Question 9

In Penelope's archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?

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12

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none

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2

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20

Question 10

Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?

Accepted Answer

lotus

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lethe-root

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hemlock

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poppy

Question 11

How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus' journey?

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As Mentor, Odysseus' friend

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As Antinous, Odysseus' cousin

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As a beggar traveling by

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As Mephistopheles, Penelope's friend

Question 12

Eurycleia, Odysseus' nurse maid, recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?

Accepted Answer

A scar on his leg

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His cunning

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The sound of his voice

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His eyes

Question 13

How is Odysseus able to listen to the Siren's songs?

Accepted Answer

His men tie him to the mast of the ship.

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Athena makes him deaf to the Sirens.

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He puts wax in his ears.

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He eats a lotus flower, making him unable to hear the Sirens.

Question 14

What happens to the disloyal maids after they have cleaned the blood from the great hall?

Accepted Answer

They are hanged.

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They are forgiven.

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They are dismissed from Ithaca.

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They are whipped.

Question 15

Who transforms Odysseus' men into pigs?

Accepted Answer

Circe

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Calypso

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Athena

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Poseidon

Question 16

Odysseus left Penelope bound for what city?

Accepted Answer

Troy

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Orinda

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Sparta

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Athens

Question 17

Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus?

Accepted Answer

Athena

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Calyspo

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Aphrodite

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Hera

Question 18

Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso?

Accepted Answer

Hermes

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Athena

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Poseidon

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Apollo

Question 19

After Odysseus leaves Calypso's island, where does he end up?

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Washed up on the shores of King Alcinous's land.

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Back home in Ithaca.

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At the entrance of Hades.

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Stranded at sea.

Question 20

How did Odysseus and his men escape the cyclops?

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By blinding him and riding out of the cave under the sheep.

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By killing the him and running back to their ship from his cave.

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By getting the cyclops drunk on wine and sneaking out while he was sleeping.

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By distracting the cyclops and escaping through another entrance in the cave.

Question 21

Which God was the Cyclops' father?

Accepted Answer

Poseidon

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Hermes

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Hades

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Zeus

Question 22

What does Circe tell Odysseus before he leaves her island?

Accepted Answer

That he will face obstacles on his voyage home and how to negotiate them.

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That he must make a sacrifice to the gods to make it home safely.

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That Penelope has forgotten him and that he should sail to a new home.

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That his men will abandon him and he must return to Ithaca alone.

Question 23

What kind of monster is Scylla?

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A six-headed monster who swallows one sailor for each head.

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A three-headed monster who guards the entrance to Hades.

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A woman with snakes for hair that protects the island.

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A whirlpool that threatens to swallow the entire ship.

Question 24

When Odysseus and his men come to the island of the sun, his crew causes what trouble?

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Slaughters the cattle of the Sun.

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Curses Zeus and the other gods for leaving them stranded.

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Takes all the provisions and supplies from the Sun.

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Runs the ship a ground with no means to repair it.

Question 25

What disguise does Odysseus use when he returns home?

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an old beggar

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one of his sailors

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a sheep hearder

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an old woman

Question 26

Who does Odysseus reveal himself to first when he returns home?

Accepted Answer

Telemachus

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Penelope

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The suitors

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His mother

Question 27

What does Odysseus do to the suitors after he has shot the arrow through the loops?

Accepted Answer

Kills them all

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Makes them all pay for the food and drink they have consumed.

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Engages in a battle where only a few escape.

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Lets them leave with a stern warning.

Question 28

What proof does Odysseus give Penelope that it is really him?

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Tells her about their bridal bed surrounded by the oak tree.

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Tells her his adventures in detail.

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Shows her the scar on his leg.

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Kisses her to remind her that it is really him.

Question 29

Which response is NOT one of the Titan's sons?

Accepted Answer

Hermes

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Zeus

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Poseidon

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Hades

Question 30

What is a child born of a God and a mortal?

Accepted Answer

a demigod

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a demimortal

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immortal

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a hero

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