Odyssey Final Test Review

Choose the best answer. The epic setting of these last four books is...

• sea voyage

• faraway, exotic land

• battlefield in another nation

• hero's homeland

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Which epic theme appears in this line: "Greathearted Odysseus, home at last..."?

• conflict

• homecoming

• loyalty

• death

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Eurynome helps Odysseus prepare himself for his wife in Book 23. What archetype is this?

• wicked temptress

• good wife

• loyal servant

• helpful goddess

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"Athena lent him beauty, head to foot. She made him taller, and massive, too, with crisping hair..." Which epic hero characteristic does this quote represent?

• triumphs over danger

• shows cunning and confidence

• returns home from a journey

• receives help from a goddess

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"Think of gold infused on silver by a craftsman, whose fine art Hephaestus taught him...so she lavished beauty over him" What literary device is this?

• simile

• setting

• allusion

• epithet

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"Who else in the world would keep aloof as you do from her husband if he returned to her from years of trouble..." Which element of epic plot is here?

• dangerous weather

• the fate of a hero's nation

• a long and difficult journey

• battles with the god

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"There is our pact and pledge, our secret sign, and no one else's!" What epic theme is here?

• courage

• loyalty

• death

• beauty

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The allusion to Helen of Argos helps show that Penelope is

• eager for power

• quick to become jealous

• committed to her marriage

• clever at deceiving people

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What trait does Odysseus possess that allows him to build his entire house around the trunk of an olive tree?

• remarkable courage

• clever deceit

• great leadership

• extraordinary strength

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Which of these is an epithet for Helen?

• "daughter of Zeus and Leda"

• "imposters who might come"

• "Achaens in arms"

• "Blood unchilled by war and evil"

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