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Which word is a synonym for soothe?
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He tried to ____________ the guilt of wrongdoing by doing right.
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31 questions
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Which word is a synonym for soothe?
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He tried to ____________ the guilt of wrongdoing by doing right.
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Which word is a synonym for indebted?
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In Greek culture, the gods were seen as __________________.
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Stan refused to accept a college loan because he didn’t want to feel _______________ to anyone.
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The Odyssey was written by ________________.
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Which word means about the same thing as the phrase "come up with"?
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The movie’s_______________ plot about the killer butterflies did not make sense to anyone in the audience.
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Odysseus was a soldier in the ____________________.
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Which word is a synonym for cleverness?
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If you want to win the competition, you will need to use your _____________ to beat the others.
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Odysseus came up with the idea to __________________.
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Towards the mainland the water shoals, and the best anchorage is under the ____________ of the island.
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We watched as the ________________whale started doing backflips near our boat, causing waves to splash up against us.
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Pick the word that is the best synonym for massive.
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Which of the following was NOT one of the ancient Greek values?
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Which word is the best synonym for "tie up"?
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My arms were _______________ behind me by the policemen.
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"In medias res" means __________________.
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Which word is a synonym for mammoth?
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Since Stan’s car accident, he has been taking ___________________amounts of pain pills.
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Tempests and _____________________ are frequent, and the weather is rarely calm.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic hero?
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Why are Odysseus' men unable to return home? PICK THE BEST ANSWER, not just an answer that fits.
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Where have Odysseus and his men been? (Why have they been away from home?)
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One of the central themes of the epic is the importance of returning home. Which of the following details from the text demonstrate this theme?
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Why did the men not listen to Odysseus when he told them to leave the island of the Cicones?
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Which sentence from the text BEST supports the idea that the idea that the men paid dearly for not following Odysseus' advice?
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An American aircraft carrier is a _____________ vessel that can hold hundreds of planes, and is larger than the aircraft carriers of every other nation in the world.
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Which statement from the text BEST reveals the greatest dilemma after Odysseus and his men leave the island of the Cicones?
