The Odyssey Part 2 Quiz Game

If you were to greet a friend’s idea with incredulity, which of the following would you be most likely to say?

• A. “No way!”

• B. “Let’s go!”

• C. “Brilliant!”

• D. “Hand it over!”

Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of deceived?

• Risola broke her new glasses and had to use her older pair for a week.

• Savannah eagerly approached the mailbox in hopes that her package had arrived.

• Owen completely lied about his work experience when he applied for a job at the café.

• Jaylynn did not see her house from the ship’s observation deck because the sky was too cloudy.

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "craft" as it is used in The Odyssey Part 2?

• 
  a container to hold liquid

• an activity that requires skill

• the study of natural habitats

• a tool used to build ancient houses

Which sentence below is uses the word guise correctly?

• Ethan knocked on Mariah's door in the guise of a door-to-door salesperson.

• The guise was so strong that it nearly blew us across the river.

• In the state park, there was a guise the size of a dinosaur.

• The guise of the old woman was that she was too easily fooled into giving people money.

Which of the following people would be most likely to dissemble?

• a bank robber

• a librarian

• an author

• a business owner

Which of the following options demonstrates a bemusing situation?

• Lila heard a car pull into her driveway and there was a knock at her door, but when she opened the door, no one was there.

• JB forgot to study for his test, and he got a poor grade on it.

• Kelli went to the grocery store every Sunday with her mother, and was always allowed to pick out a treat.

• Prince and his cats went for a walk on the beautiful spring day.

What is one meaning of the Latin root -sim-?

• A. seem

• B. stand

• C. sound

• D. sit

Based on your understanding of the Latin root -sem-, choose the best definition of the underlined word in this sentence.
The substitute teacher tried to coax the unruly students into some (a)   of order before the principal arrived.

• appearance

• similarity

• form

• order

In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, what does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?

• string Odysseus’ great bow

• remove armor and weapons from the hall

• reveal Odysseus’ identity to Penelope

• leave Ithaca and set sail for Pylos

What happens in the episode involving Odysseus’ dog, Argus, in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?

• Odysseus asks Eumaeus to take care of Argus because Argus has been abandoned.

• Argus no longer recognizes Odysseus even though Odysseus trained him as a puppy.

• 
  When Odysseus sees that Argus has been abandoned, he weeps openly and loudly.

• 
  When Argus hears Odysseus’ voice after 20 years, he recognizes Odysseus.