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The Odyssey Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who is the epic hero of The Iliad?
2. What is the EFFECT in the following sentence? Poseidon is very angry with Odysseus because he blinded Polyphemus
3. Which of the following would NOT be considered an archetype?
4. What kind of animal did Circe turn the men into?
5. When does Odysseus's story begin?
6. Who helped Odysseus remained disguised when he arrived back home?
7. King Alcinous is angry, briefly that his daughter .....
8. How does the Odyssey characterize Odysseus?
9. "Three times a day she vomits it (water) up, three times she gulps it down ..... "
10. To take goods by force
11. How do you think the problem of the suitors should have been handled? Why?
12. Odysseus and his crew landed near Ismarus, the city of the Cicones. The Cicones are allies of the Trojans. What is an ally?
13. Why is Calypso holding Odysseus on her island?
14. What can be inferred about the Gods from the following quote: "Minerva heard his prayer, but she would not show herself to him openly, for she was afraid of her uncle Neptune."
15. The following line from The Odyssey, is an example of which literary device? "Great glory of the Achaians"
16. Who held Odysseus held captive on an island for 7 years?
17. What's the difference between myths and epics?
18. Who was Polyphemus' father?
19. Myths explained events in ..... or significant events in .....
20. Which goddess helps Odysseus and Telemachus in their quests?
21. What does Odysseus beg the queen for when he meets her?
22. Who did not enter the home of Circe because he was suspicious?
23. How long had the suitors been living in Odysseus' palace?
24. Who wrote "The Odyssey?"
25. Who kept Odysseus on the island, detaining him from returning home to Ithaka?
26. In King Menelaus' story in Book 4, which Hero is trapped on an island, deep in sorrow, in the caves of the nymph Calypso?
27. For Odysseus's hero journey, he left his ordinary world of ..... and went to the Trojan War.
28. Who advocates for Odysseus to come home?
29. When Odysseus asks to try and shoot the bow, the Princes do what?
30. What was actually in the bag that Aeolus gave to Odysseus?
31. What did Odysseus throw farther than anyone else?
32. A myth is a false story.
33. The following line from The Odyssey, is an example of which literary device? "I drove my weight on it from above and bored it home like a shipwright bores his beam with a shipwright's drill that men below, whipping the strap back and forth, whirl and the drill keeps twisting, never stopping-So we seized our stake with it fiery tip and bored it round and round in the giant's eye."
34. Which Greek value emphasizes treating all guests with respect?
35. The cunning thief skillfully ..... the valuable jewels from the display, ensuring that no one noticed their disappearance.
36. A single quote can convey a theme
37. At the beginning of the selection from Tales From the Odyssey, what challenge do the warriors face?
38. What is this place?
39. What happens as a result of Odysseus's men feasting on the cattle that belong to Helios?
40. Aealous helps Odysseus, because he feels bad for his family.
41. Odysseus's father
42. What is one of Odysseus's negative traits?
43. Things that are recognizable across different times and cultures are called .....
44. Why do none of Polyphemus's siblings come to help him?
45. "She has twelve dangling legs and six long neckswith a gruesome head on each, and in each facethree rows of crowded teeth, pregnant with death."Who is this?
46. Circe turns Odysseus' men into .....
47. What type of mythological monster is Polyphemus?
48. What is the main theme of the 'Odyssey'?
49. Which episode from The Odyssey is the main focus of the excerpt from The Odyssey:A Graphic Novel?
50. In the introduction of The Odyssey we learn that Odysseus .....
51. The child was upset, so his mom tried to ..... him.
52. What challenge did Penelope set for the suitors?
53. Small descriptive phrase used to characterize a person or thing
54. Which person would NOT be described as an antagonist in the book?
55. King Alcinous is the grandchild of which god?
56. Who threw the golden apple inscribed with "to the fairest" to start the argument between the goddesses?
57. Who is Lampetia?
58. A sudden, violent gust of wind or rain storm
59. What is Odysseus primary motivation in the story?
60. What did Odysseus take in his right hand to test the string of the bow?
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