The Odyssey Quiz One Review

What epic convention begins the narrative poem?

• epithet

• epic simile

• invocation to the muse

• personification of nature

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

How has Penelope managed to fend off (i.e. hold off) the suitors by . . .

• feeding them and allowing them to take over the palace.

• having Telemachus defend her honor.

• promising to marry when she finishes weaving.

• praying for Odysseus' safe return.

What does it say about Telemachus that he is unwilling to question Nestor and struggles with doing this?

• He is young and still learning how to become a man.

• He is showing respect for his elders.

• He is not used to speaking his mind.

• ALL answer choices are correct.

Based on Menelaus' words about Odysseus: "No soldier / took on so much, went through so much, as Odysseus. / That seems to have been his destiny, and this mine --", as he speaks to Telemachus allows readers to infer that

• Menelaus has a long history with Odysseus and there is bad blood between the two men.

• Menelaus has a long history with Odysseus and he has a deep respect for him.

• Menelaus has never met Odysseus, but imagines him to be a brave soldier.

• Menelaus is jealous of Odysseus and enjoys knowing he has struggled.