The Odyssey Part I Practice Test

The Odyssey mostly takes place in:

• Ancient Greece

• Depression era California

• Renaissance Italy

• Shakespearean England

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The Odyssey is an example of what literary genre? 

• Drama
• Short Story
• Long Story
• Epic Poem

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The story is told in media res which means

• It is long.

• It is boring.

• It starts in the middle.

• It is iambic pentameter.

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The reason Odysseus left his home in Ithaca is:

• He was craving adventure.

• To fight in the war in Troy.

• He was banished.

• To trade with other lands.

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Who is Odysseus' mentor on his journey home?

• Calypso

• Athena

• Penelope

• Telemachus

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Who is the narrator of The Odyssey?

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A characterizing phrase that is used to substitute the name of a person, place, or thing is called

• Simile
• Epithet
• Flashback
• Meter

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A reference to a historical figure/event, the bible. or mythology is called

• an epithet

• an allusion

• an alliteration

• an analogy

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"I am Laertes' son" is a/an ___________ for Odysseus

• epithet

• metaphor

• archetype

• theme

Answer explanation

An epithet is a descriptive phrase, linked to a name, that helps describe a character or thing.

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On the island of the Lotus-Eaters, Odysseus decides to leave his men behind because they wish not to go home.

• True

• False

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