Odyssey Quiz 2 (Books 1, 5, 9, 10) Pages 891 - 913 (Athena)

Who is King Alcinous?

• hero of the Trojan War

• hears the story of Odysseus’s wanderings

• Husband of Helen

What is imagery?

• attitude opposite to that which is actually stated

• weakness in the hero's character

• mental picture - appeals to the senses

What is an epic/Homeric Simile?

• An elaborate comparison of unlike subjects

• Hints of future events in literature

• interrupts the plot to recreate an incident of an earlier time

Who orders the release of Odysseus from Calypso's Island?

• Athena

• Zeus

• Hermes

Which character is crying when we first meet him/her?

• Calypso

• Circe

• Odysseus

Odysseus tell King Alcinous's Court that he is from which town?

• Ismarus

• Ithaca

• Land of the Dead

If anyone eats this plant, they forget who they are and just want to eat more plants never to return home.

• Lotus flower

• moly

• thyme

Who is Polyphemus' dad?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Ares

Which of these dogs is named after the goddess that considers Odysseus one of her favorites?

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The cyclops, Polyphemus, does which of the following things? (more than one)

• milks his sheep to make cheese

• herds his sheep into his cave

• eats Odysseus's men for dinner and breakfast

• was hospitable to Odysseus and his crew

• drinks lots of wine and falls asleep