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The Odyssey Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. Calypso promises to make Odysseus a
2. Odysseus got really close to returning home, but he didn't. Why not?
3. What method of alluring men do both Circe and Sirens use?
4. The god of sea, earthquakes, horses and storm
5. What are the names of Nausicaa's parents?
6. Which heroic trait is shown in Odysseus when Hermes rescues him from Calypso?
7. What did Odysseus break off to shield him from nakedness?
8. What does it mean "to seek" ?
9. Did Odysseus want to go to war with Troy?
10. After being at the farmyard, Odysseus went back with Telemachus to the city to return to his mother's house.
11. What is the danger of incurring the wrath of the gods?
12. What's one of the Odyssey's main themes?
13. If Fred is Clara's suitor, Fred .....
14. What war did Odysseus finish before trying to come home?
15. How does Odysseus demonstrate his intelligence in dealing with the Sirens?
16. What is the name of Odysseus's wife?
17. The following line from The Odyssey, is an example of which literary device? "Odysseus' true son"
18. In this inverted sentence, which word is not in normal order? "Silently stood the sentry, guarding the ancient tomb."
19. Why does Poseidon sink the Phaeacians' ship?
20. By informing Polyphemus of his true name and the fact that he and his men have escaped, Odysseus .....
21. A modest view of one's self
22. Which mythical creature lived on an island and lured sailors to death with their song?
23. What is in media res?
24. It was not through persuasion but through ..... that he got the old couple to sign over the property.
25. Which of the following places is Odysseus the king of?
26. Who is this? I kept Odysseus a "hostage" on my island for ONE year and told him where to find Tiresia the Prophet.
27. Who is the epic hero of The Odyssey?
28. Which of the following best describes how peace is restored between Odysseus and the people of Ithaca?
29. What did Odysseus say to Nausikaa?
30. Wolves and mountain lions protect which character?
31. What is Athena the goddess of?
32. What was the monster Odysseus used a spear to blind when trying to save his crew?
33. Homer was blind.
34. The monster of the Wandering Rocks
35. How was the Odyssey originally transmitted?
36. The prequel to The Odyssey is
37. A journey or quest
38. "Quickness of judgement; cleverness" is one's .....
39. What type of flower makes the men forget past and present?
40. V. try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.
41. What was Socrates' motto?
42. Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus, and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus?
43. Which goddess was helping Odysseus on his quest to get back home?
44. A feeling or sense of evil to come
45. Odysseus is disguised as
46. Mr. Coates likes to ..... his beard with little decorations when he goes to a fancy dinner.
47. Elements of a story like theme and plot remain the same when told from the perspective of different characters
48. Noisy merrymaking; festivity
49. Characterized by treachery (danger)
50. He fought a duel in which he killed his ..... , a rival journalist.
51. Why is the story of Aegisthus, Clytemnestra, and Orestes significant?
52. The ship had to ..... in the shallow waters near the coast, using ropes to secure itself to the sturdy posts.
53. Towards the end of the epic, Odysseus is finally allowed to return home. What is the name of his home?
54. What does Odysseus do when Demodocus sings?
55. How does Penelope delay her marriage to a suitor?
56. How did Odysseus escape the wrath of Scylla and Charybdis?
57. What does Limpid mean?
58. What is missing from the following:Once upon a time in a land far, far away.
59. How were most stories transmitted at the time The Odyssey was set?
60. In the earlier stages of Odysseus journey, what is his tragic flaw?
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