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The Odyssey Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. To get home, Odysseus and his men have to sail ..... Charybdis and Scylla.
2. What does Odysseus see in the Land of the Dead that frightens him?
3. What monster is best described as a whirlpool?
4. After Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of wind, what do Odysseus' men do that delay their trip back home?
5. What does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?
6. Homer uses an epic simile to compare the wolves and mountain lions outside of Circe's home to .....
7. In the very beginning of the selection, what challenge do the warriors face?
8. Who do the cattle belong to on the Island of the Sun?
9. Why does Odysseus continue his beggar disguise when he first meets the suitors?
10. Which trait of an epic hero does Odysseus show when he ties his men to the rams?
11. The god of the Sun
12. Who is Penelope?
13. "If you damage them, I must foretelldisaster for your ship and for your crew.Even if you survive, you will returnlate and humiliated, having causedthe death of all your men."What is the "them" in the first line?
14. In which activity would you be most likely to apply tactics?
15. Why is the end of CH 3 ironic compared to the beginning:hint when the men rejoice and cry upon meeting back with one another.
16. King of the Phaeacian Shore
17. Epic heroes usually receive help from whom?
18. True or False:A well written essay that makes sense is coherent
19. The cruelest of the suitors
20. Who intervened and saved Odysseus before he met Circe?
21. What did Athena do so Telemachus would return safely?
22. Who was the narrator in the introduction of The Odyssey?
23. What is the name of the last island that Odysseus landed on before he returns to Ithica?
24. Who is the author of The Odyssey?
25. As they travel through the land of the Sirens, how do Odysseus' men avoid falling under the Sirens' spell?
26. What story came before Odyssey?
27. Where is Odysseus at the beginning?
28. Which character trait does Odysseus display when he listens to the Sirens' song?
29. Which Greek god is the father of Odysseus?
30. Aeolus gives Odysseus
31. Odysseus was best known for being .....
32. If you visit someone's home, you are a .....
33. What heroic trait does Odysseus primarily display when he devises the escape plan?
34. What does King Aeolus give to Odysseus?
35. "Where herds of the Sungod's cattle graze ..... "
36. What is the name of the island Odysseus finally arrives on?Home of the Phaeacians.
37. He clutched two men in his hands to beat their brains out, spattering the floor.
38. What is a real world use of chronological order?
39. What god warns Odysseus that Circe intends for him to drink a magic potion
40. Which heroic trait is shown in Odysseus when he tells Phemius to "strike up a melody" after he kills the suitors?
41. What is the act of creating and developing a character?
42. What happened to Menelaus' brother, Agamemnon, when he returned home from Troy?
43. Who did Odysseus reveal himself to before the fighting began?
44. There are three main gods involved in the story. Which of them helps Odysseus the most and which one interferes the most out of revenge?
45. A ..... comes out of the bag and blows them away from home.
46. An epic is a(n):
47. Why was Odysseus annoyed when he was "facing his silent wife" for the first time in 20 years?
48. To prove something by showing examples of it.
49. What did Alcinous ask Odysseus to tell him?
50. Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria?
51. What does Poseidon do when he discovers Odysseus on his journey home?
52. Who did Odysseus aim a deadly arrow at first?
53. There is a difference between a god and an immortal
54. Who said " ..... I mean to give him a bellyful of trouble yet" ?
55. Which of event from the Odyssey is described below?Odysseus' curiosity disappoints when he leads his men into a cave. Several men are devoured but Odysseus shows his cunning and wits when he creates a multi-step plan of escape.
56. Who did Odysseus ask Euryclea to call to the hall?
57. Odysseus uses ..... to prevent his men from hearing the Sirens.
58. Which of the following makes Odysseus an epic hero?
59. How is "the beggar" treated by the suitors?
60. I felt very ..... after 48 people answered the question at the same time with different answers.
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