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.

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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.

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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).

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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

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