The Odyssey Flashcard

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"When the young dawn with fingertips of rose..." is an example of? Options: Metaphor, Simile, Personification

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Personification

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"...seemed rather a shaggy mountain reared in solitude..." is an example of?

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Metaphor

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"...and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies...gaping and crunching like a mountain lion?" is an example of? Options: Metaphor, Simile, Personification

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Simile

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The Odyssey begins toward the end with Odysseus telling the story of his adventures in a

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Flashback

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The home island of Odysseus is Ithaca.

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True

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Who is Odysseus' mentor throughout his journey?

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Athena

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Why isn't Odysseus recognized when he returns to Ithaca?

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He's a beggar

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Which of these is not an example of a test during the hero’s journey? Options: Fighting the Cyclops, Getting the men to stop eating the lotus flowers, Being blown off course by Poseidon, Receiving the gift of wind

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Receiving the gift of wind

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What test does Penelope give the suitors?

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Stringing a bow

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Who wrote “The Odyssey?”

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Homer