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Duplicate of The Odyssey

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  • Q1
    What type of story is The Odyssey?
    biography
    historical fiction
    sonnet
    epic poetry
    30s
  • Q2
    Who is believed to have authored both The Iliad and The Odyssey?
    Shakespeare
    Odysseus
    Homer
    Harold
    30s
  • Q3
    The Illiad is the story of what?
    Odysseus' journey back to Ithaca
    The battle of Troy
    The Greek gods
    The Trojan Horse
    30s
  • Q4
    Where did Homer get his ideas for his books?
    Athena told the stories to Homer.
    They were oral stories passed down.
    He copied them from another Greek.
    He invented them from his own imagination.
    30s
  • Q5
    In about what year was The Odyssey composed?
    200 BC
    1200 BC
    1590 AD
    700 BC
    30s
  • Q6
    What does an epic poem do?
    Alter the meaning of traditional stories passed down in oral tradition.
    Tells rhymes about the culture of a society.
    Narrates the heroic exploits of an individual.
    Narrates the story of the gods.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which one is not found in an epic poem?
    Continuing battles between good and evil.
    Advancements in science and technology
    Long speeches and elevated, flowery language.
    A hero on a quest.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which response is NOT a thematic concept found in The Odyssey?
    Hospitality as a serious obligation in Greek culture.
    The similarities between Greek gods and mortals.
    The role of fate.
    The importance of wealth and power.
    30s
  • Q9
    In Penelope's archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?
    none
    2
    20
    12
    30s
  • Q10
    Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?
    lethe-root
    lotus
    hemlock
    poppy
    30s
  • Q11
    How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus' journey?
    As Antinous, Odysseus' cousin
    As a beggar traveling by
    As Mentor, Odysseus' friend
    As Mephistopheles, Penelope's friend
    30s
  • Q12
    Eurycleia, Odysseus' nurse maid, recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?
    A scar on his leg
    His cunning
    The sound of his voice
    His eyes
    30s
  • Q13
    How is Odysseus able to listen to the Siren's songs?
    Athena makes him deaf to the Sirens.
    His men tie him to the mast of the ship.
    He puts wax in his ears.
    He eats a lotus flower, making him unable to hear the Sirens.
    30s
  • Q14
    What happens to the disloyal maids after they have cleaned the blood from the great hall?
    They are forgiven.
    They are dismissed from Ithaca.
    They are hanged.
    They are whipped.
    30s
  • Q15
    Who transforms Odysseus' men into pigs?
    Circe
    Calypso
    Athena
    Poseidon
    30s

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