Which of the following is NOT true about Book 1?

Odysseus's fate is foreshadowed

The fate of Odysseus's men is foreshadowed

Which of the following is NOT true about the island of Ismarus, the city of the Cicones?

It revealed that the Cicones and Odysseus's men were allies

It resulted in the loss of 72 of Odysseus's men

Why did Odysseus have to drag his men away from the Lotus Eaters?

Because they had forgotten about their home after eating the Lotus plants

Because they wanted to kill all of the Lotus eaters because they were allies of the Trojans

Because they drank a special wine that put them into a trance

Because they had been turned to stone by Medusa

What is the purpose of Odysseus telling Cyclops that his name is "Nohbdy"

It is a paradox he hopes will trick the other Cyclops into believing that he does not need help later after being wounded

It is an epithet he uses to ensure the Cyclops won't know who he is and therefore not seek revenge later

It foreshadows the eventual downfall of Odysseus and that no one will remember his name

It is useful for alliteration later when he describes himself as "Noble Nohbdy"

What is the purpose of the following lines? " The Cyclops bellowed and the rock roared round him..."

It uses alliteration to poetically describe the pain of the Cyclops

It is an epithet that names the Cyclops

It foreshadows the eventual fate of the Cyclops

It is a paradox explaining an impossible situation for the Cyclops

Which of the following is NOT true about the following lines? "O hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands"

It is said by Odysseus to Cyclops

Which of the following happens in the text version, but not the movie?

Odysseus and his men return to the island of the God of the wind a second time

Odysseus's men open the bag from the God of the wind despite Odysseus's warning

The bag that Odysseus's men open blow them off course right before reaching Ithaca

Odysseus's men think the bag from the Wind God contains treasure

What is the purpose of the following lines? "...they faced our men like hounds, who look up when their master comes with tidbits for them - as he will - from table."

It is an epic simile describing the animals on Circe's island

It foreshadows that Odysseus will turn into a pig like the rest of his crew

It is a paradox set up to show the impossible situation of predatory animals not attacking

It uses personification to give the animals the human quality of begging for food

What is the purpose of the following line? "On her shoulder hung the quiver spiked with coughing death."

It uses personification to describe Odysseus's bow

It foreshadows Telemachus's death at the hands of the suitors

It uses anthropomorphism to bring the bow to life

It uses alliteration to poetically describe Odysseus's bow

Which of the following is NOT true about Circe turning Odysseus and his men into pigs?

It uses personification to give the pigs human qualities

It is an example of anthropomorphism

It is where we get the metaphor, "men are pigs"

It is the result of a wine and honey mixture she concocted with a little bit of her own special ingredient

Which of the following pieces of advice from Circe does Odysseus ignore?

To not try to fight against Scylla

To put wax in his men's ears as they pass by the sirens

To steer closer to Scylla than Chrybdis

To tell his men to avoid taking cattle from the God of the Sun

In the text, what happens as a result of Odysseus's encounter with Charybdis?

He loses his boat and his entire crew

What is the purpose of the following line? "On her shoulder hung the quiver spiked with coughing death."

It uses personification to describe Odysseus's bow

It foreshadows Telemachus's death at the hands of the suitors

It uses a metaphor to compare Odysseus's bow to death

It uses alliteration to poetically describe the power of Odysseus's bow

Which scene is being described in the following epic simile? "...like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet string upon a peg."

Odysseus stringing his bow while the suitors watched

The Sirens singing their hypnotic song as they lure in Odysseus's ship

The process of Odysseus creating the giant spear to take out Cyclops's eye

The moment when Scylla grabs Odysseus's men and is about to eat them

Which of the following is NOT a reason Eurymachus uses to try to get Odysseus to stop killing the suitors?

He claims that none of them had any serious intentions of marrying Penelope

He blames all of the bad behavior on Antinous who is already dead

He says that all of the things the suitors consumed can be replaced

He promises Odysseus gifts to make up for what they took from his kingdom

What is being implied by the words, "her heart failed her" in the following lines? "Their secret! as she heard it told, her knees grew tremulous and weak, her heart failed her."

Penelope was overcome with so much emotion that it was almost too much for her heart to take

Penelope had a heart attack and died

Penelope committed suicide because she was heartbroken thinking Odysseus was actually an imposter

Penelope's heart metaphorically gave her a failing grade for how she handled Odysseus's return

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_{From which number on the map does Odysseus tell his story to King Alcinous?}

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Odysseus and his men were nearly swept back to the island when a hilltop was thrown at them

The Cyclops asks Poseidon to avenge him

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The Odyssey

From which number on the map does Odysseus tell his story to King Alcinous?

On which spot of the map did Odysseus spend most of his time during his journey home?

Which of the following locations on the map were NOT shown in the movie version?

How did Odysseus lose his men and his ship in the movie compared to in the original text?

Which of the following Gods/Goddesses did Odysseus receive the most help from?

Which of the following is NOT an antagonist Odysseus faces?

Which of the following did NOT happen in the movie version, but did happen in the text when Odysseus was leaving the island of the Cyclops?

Which of the following is NOT true about Book 1?

Which literary device is being used in the following lines:"Of these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus, tell us in our time, lift the great song again."

Which of the following is NOT true about the island of Ismarus, the city of the Cicones?

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