English 9 Odyssey Test

1) The Odyssey is a long ... telling the story of Odysseus' adventures

• novel
• play
• epic poem
• ballad

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2) Who was the blind poet thought to be the author of The Odyssey and The Iliad?

• Shakespeare
• Roald Dahl
• Homer
• Odysseus

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3) How did the Greeks trick and defeat the Trojans in the war described in the Iliad?

• The Trojan boat
• The Trojan horse
• The Trojan submarine
• The Trojan fort

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4) What does "in medias res" mean?

• to start at the beginning
• to start at the end
• to start at the middle
• it doesn't mean anything

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5) What is the term for excessive pride that incurred the wrath of the gods and goddesses?

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

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6) What is the term for ancient Greek hospitality?

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

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7) "...but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland." What effect did the Lotus flower have on those who ate it?

• It made them violent
• It made them weepy
• It made them lazy
• It energized them

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8) Who were the ancient poets that sang the poem to crowds of ancient Greeks?

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

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9) Because he was often able to use clever means to get out of sticky situations, Odysseus was called a "great ...."

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

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11) Who was the most beautiful woman in the world and the source of the Trojan War?

• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Calypso
• Helen

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