The Odyssey Part One

What is the significance of King Alcinous's court in the story?

• He saved Odysseus.

• He provided an army for O.

• O is telling his story to King Al's Court.

• O is good friends with King Al.

What did Odysseus lose at the Laestrygonians?

• All his crew.

• All the oars to his ships.

• They lost their sheep.

• Every ship except one

Which item was NOT something revealed during Teiresias' prophecy in the LOTD?

• Odysseus will have go home under strange sail.

• Poseidon is mad at him for blinding his son, and that is why he continues to cause trouble for Odysseus.

• Plug the men's ears with beeswax to survive the Sirens.

• Don't touch the Sun God's Cattle or you will lose all of your men.

Which of these items was NOT something that O had to do to make things right with Poseidon? 

• Build a temple to Poseidon 
• Take an oar and walk inland 
• Plant the oar and make a 3 animal sacrifice 
• Go home and carry out a hecatomb

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Part 1 of The Odyssey is about

• Influence of the Gods
• Love of travel
• Heroic deeds
• Loyalty to Helios

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What character trait does Odysseus show when he lies to the Cyclops?

• Stubbornness
• Cleverness
• Loyalty
• Ruthlessness

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What is an epic?

• A lengthy narrative with prose verse

• A long narrative poem whose central character experiences conflict, involves gods and mortals, and where good overpowers evil in the end.

• A long narrative about events in history

• A narrative about romance

Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Athens

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When do Odysseus' adventures begin?

• After the Trojan War
• Before the Trojan War
• After his wife dies
• After he is shipwrecked

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How does Odysseus trick the giant?

• by saying he's "nobody"
• by getting him drunk
• by stabbing him in the eye
• all of these

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