2024 Odyssey Quiz Review

Which is true of the way Book 9 is told? (Mark ALL that are true)

• Odysseus tells King Alcinous the stories of his travels over the last few years

• Odysseus gives hints throughout his story about future events

• Athena is telling Odysseus's story to the other gods and goddesses

• It is told as a series of unrelated episodes that have nothing to do with each other

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which most clearly shows that Odysseus is an epic hero?

• He controls the sun

• He is violent

• He is skilled in various things, including strength and craftiness

• He is singularly focused on getting home

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which is an example of alliteration?

• A big white dog sat on a fuzzy rug.

• The test was as hard as a rock!

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• The cat sat on the mat quietly.

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled brightly in the sky.
• The car raced down the road.
• The wind moved through the trees.

• The clock ticked loudly in the silence.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which is an example of a simile?

• He ran down, down, down the street.

• Her bright smile was like the sun.

• The wind whispered softly.
• Her smile was brighter than a star.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Match the character with the description

• God in charge of the deep, blue sea

• Polyphemus (cyclops)

• In charge of all the gods, the world

• Zeus

• Ate six men while they were in his cave

• Poseidon

• Enemy of the cyclops, blinded him

• Odysseus

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which feature of the sirens is the most dangerous?

• Their intense beauty

• Their alluring song

• Their rocky island

• Their rows of teeth

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Which is true of The Odyssey?

• It was originally meant to be read silently, not performed aloud

• It is a novel, written in informal prose

• It has a fixed rhyme scheme

• It is a long, narrative poem written in a formal style