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!”

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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.

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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

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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.

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

• a bank robber

• a librarian

• an author

• a business owner

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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.

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

• A. seem

• B. stand

• C. sound

• D. sit

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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

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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

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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.

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