Odyssey Test Prep

What term describes long narrative poems that tell the adventures of heroes who in some way embody the values of their civilizations?

• lyric
• epic
• ballad
• sonnet

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What poem of Homer tells the story of the Trojan War?

• The Song of Roland
• The Incredible Journey
• The Divine Comedy
• The Illiad

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the name of the prince of Troy who brought Helen back with him to Troy and started the Trojan War? 

• Paris
• Achilles
• Eurylochus
• Helios

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the name of the island kingdom where Odysseus is king? 

• Sicily
• Thrinacia 
• Cyprus
• Ithaca

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following does NOT describe the situation in which Odysseus leaves to fight in the Trojan War?

• Odysseus was obligated under a treaty to go

• Odysseus pretends to be insane to avoid having to go to war

• Odysseus has a young son

• Odysseus is outraged by the Trojans and calls for war

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Approximately how long does the Trojan War last?

• ten years
• six months
• thirty years
• twenty days

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.4

What ends the Trojan War?

• Zeus destroys the Trojan War with a lightning bolt
• the Greeks trick the Trojans with a wooden horse
• the Greeks climb the walls of Troy
• the Greeks surrender and leave Troy permanently

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Whom did the ancient Greeks believe Homer to be?

• a king of Sparta
• a son of Poseidon
• a sailor
• a blind singer

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What describes the rhapsodes? 

• a class of wandering minstrels
• women who lure sailors to death by singing
• suitors who want to marry Penelope
• a formation of Greek soldiers

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

In The Odyssey the poet begins by asking for assistance from the Muse in telling the story. The common element in Classical Greek poetry is known by what term? 

• Homeric Simile
• invocation
• quest structure
• exposition

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4