Ithaka and Book 1 Quiz

In the poem Ithaka, what effect does the repetition of the phrase "hope the voyage is a long one" have on the development of the theme?

• It highlights the speaker’s hope the voyage is so long that it throws the traveler off track.

• It emphasizes the message that life should not be wasted in contemplating the goal but enjoying the journey.

• It emphasizes the idea that long voyages must always come to an end.

• It highlights the message that sometimes the destination itself is more important than the journey.

What is the poet of "Ithaka implying in lines 6-7?

• The poet is implying that no matter how hard you look, it is impossible to find what is lost.

• The poet is implying that the creatures in The Odyssey are not real and should not be feared.

• The poet is implying that it is always necessary to be optimistic and hopeful.

• The poet is implying that happiness counters all evil in the journey of life.

Which of the following pieces of evidence BEST prove that The Odyssey begis in medias res (or in the middle of things)?

• “So Athena vowed / and under her feet she fastened the supple sandals, ever-glowing gold, that wing her over the waves / and boundless earth with the rust of gusting winds” (1.112-5).

• By now, / all the survivors, all who avoided headlong death / were safe at home, escaped the wars and waves” (1.13-5).

• “There she found the swaggering suitors, just then/ amusing themselves with rolling dice before the doors, / lounging on hides of oxen they had killed themselves” (1.124-6).

• “But you, I urge you, / think how to drive these suitors from your halls” (1.310-11).

What does the word indignation mean as it is used in the following excerpt of lines 288-96 from Book One of The Odyssey?

“Shameful!”--brimming with indignation, Pallas Athena broke out.

“Oh how much you need Odysseus, gone so long--

• Bold and without shame

• A painful feeling of humiliation or distress

• Hostile behavior, unfriendliness, or opposition

• Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment