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The Odyssey Quiz One Review

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9th Grade

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The Odyssey Quiz One Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What epic convention begins the narrative poem?

epithet

epic simile

invocation to the muse

personification of nature

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the poet ask as the poem begins?

He asks for guidance.

He asks for the gods and goddess' wisdom.

He asks for safety as he travels telling his story.

He asks for inspiration in telling the story.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the text is says, "Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass / his own home and his parents? In far lands / he shall not, though he find a house of gold." Which of the following themes best match the ideas presented in the passage?

A soldier must struggle to return home from a war.

A boy must struggle to become a man.

A king must struggle to reclaim his kingdom.

A goddess must defy her father.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the text is says, "Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass / his own home and his parents? In far lands / he shall not, though he find a house of gold." This passage is referring to ALL of the following EXCEPT:

Odysseus' desire to see Ithaca (his home)

The fact that there's no place like home.

By traveling far away, one will find happiness through money.

A sweetness and comfort is found within family.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Homer, which of the following best describe how Telemachus treats Athena when he first notices the goddess in his palace? Home states, "To be amid the din, the suitors' riot./ would ruin his guest's appetite, he thought, / and he wished privacy to ask for news about his father gone for years."

He is annoyed that the goddess has been kept waiting.

He shows hospitality by providing her with a comfortable place to sit.

He seeks a quiet and private place to express his concerns to her.

ALL answer choices are correct.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What advice does Athena give Telemachus?

I. Go in search of your father to find out if he's alive.

II. Find your father and bring him back home.

III. If he is alive return home and wait for one year.

IV. If he is dead, burn his gear.

V. If he is dead, tell your mother to remarry.

I, II, III, & IV

II, III, IV, & V

I, III, IV, & V

II, IV, & V

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Excerpt: "When primal Dawn spread on the eastern sky/ her fingers of pink light, Odyesseus' true son / stood up. . . "

The above lines from the text appeal to the following senses.

sound, taste, & touch

sight & touch

smell & sight

sound & smell

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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