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The Odyssey Quiz 27 (60 MCQs)

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1. Part A:What does Tiresias do before he speaks with Odysseus?
2. Which of event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus is suspicious and docks his ship away from the shore. After placing too much trust in the island's inhabitants, several of his men are eaten and all except one of ships is destroyed
3. How did Odysseus protect himself from listening to the Sirens?
4. Who gives Telemachus the encouragement he needs to approach Nestor in Book 3?
5. Luring, tempting
6. How did Odysseus prevent his men from hearing the song of the sirens?
7. To prevent his men from eating the cattle of the Sun God, Odysseus
8. Who kills Antinous's father?
9. Odysseus's father is King Laertes of Ithaca. This is an example of what Epic Hero quality?
10. "Yet had you any inkling of the full measure of misery you are bound to endure before you reach your native land, you would stay and share this home with me" . How can this foresight be seen to come true?
11. What is the ancient code of hospitality called?
12. Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso?
13. What is a character trait often found in an epic hero?
14. An adjective to describe a threatening or menacing look.
15. If you pine for something, you ..... it.
16. "When Charybdis vomited all the sea was like a cauldron seething over intense fire" select the figurative language device used in the above quote
17. Who did Odysseus fling a prayer to in desperation that finally allowed him to come ashore? "I come to you like many others have, with a prayer. I am a fugitive from the sea and from Poseidon's malice. Take pity on me. I am your supplicant."
18. Polyphemus is .....
19. God of fire and artisans; husband of Aphrodite; he was the only "ugly" god
20. Penelope doubts Odysseus' identity so she .....
21. What animal was Odysseus in Penelope's dream?
22. Deceptiveness, clever trickery
23. What motivates Odysseus beyond all else?
24. With the wind in the bag, Odysseus sails all the way to his home. The island of .....
25. In King Menelaus' story in Book 4, which Hero catches The Old Man of the Sea, and holds him until he gets the information about how to return home safely, and then does?
26. What is the Roman name for Odysseus?
27. Who is the narrator speaking to in the first stanza?
28. What is Hermes compared to as he flies over the ocean to deliver Zeus' message to Calypso?
29. What did the gods have to bow down to?
30. A comparison by describing one thing as if it were another
31. The Odyssey begins where the Illiad left off. The Illiad was an epic poem that told the story of what war?
32. What did Athena do to make Odysseus look taller and more handsome?
33. What's a similarity between epics and myths?
34. What happens in the episode involving Odysseus' dog, Argus, in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
35. What did Zeus do to appease Helios after Odysseus's men ate his cattle?
36. Part A:Which best describes how Poseidon thinks of Odysseus?
37. Who does Odysseus kill first?
38. Deprived; grieving.
39. How did Odysseus reveal his identity to the servants, Eumaeus and Philoetius?
40. How many men does Polyphemus eat?
41. The lotus flower symbolizes .....
42. The police might ..... a bank robber's plans
43. Which word best describes Odysseus?
44. Why does Calypso want Odysseus to stay with her forever?
45. Who is Odysseus's Alter Ego that highlights his negative personality traits?
46. Which vocabulary word matches the following definition:feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
47. She is the witch the men encounter in Aeaea
48. Who is the god of the sun in Greek mythology?
49. Where did the ship land when they approached Ithaca?
50. Who is Aphrodite?
51. Who was the first to try and bend Odysseus's bow?
52. Which heroic trait is shown in Odysseus when he gauges out the cyclops's eye?
53. N. passion; enthusiasm.
54. How did Odysseus escape from the Cyclops' cave?
55. Which sentence represents the climax of the story?
56. Giving lifelike qualities to inanimate objects as in That desk tripped me.
57. According to the selection from Tales From the Odyssey, what do the men find after climbing the cliffs at the mysterious shore?A.a cave filled with food and drinkB.a dense forest of trees and vinesC.a harbor occupied by enemy shipsD.a group of vines that hides a shepherd
58. What did they do to Melanthius outside the house?
59. Nestor in Pylos, finally gave good news to Telemachus about his father.
60. Which god took the lives of Odysseus's men?
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