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Odyssey Review I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is unknown about Homer, the author of The Odyssey?

a)

Whether or not he lived

b)

His birth and death

c)

Whether he wrote the Odyssey

d)

All of the above

2.

Besides the Odyssey, what other famous work is Homer known for writing?

a)

The Aeneid

b)

The Iliad

c)

The King James Bible

d)

Wuthering Heights

3.

What are the three types of conflict?

a)

First person, second person, third person

b)

Fourth person, fifth person, sixth person

c)

Null, void, baseless

d)

Man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self

4.

When the story begins, where has Odysseus been for seven years?

a)

On the island of the Lotus Eaters

b)

Lost at sea between Greece and Troy

c)

On the isle of Aeaea with the sorceress Circe

d)

With the sea nymph Calypso

5.

When on the island of the Lotus Eaters, it makes Odysseus’ crew forget about what?

a)

Their treasure

b)

War

c)

Food

d)

Home

6.

What is Homer describing when he says, “When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose”?

a)

The goddess Athena

b)

The rising tide

c)

The sunset

d)

The sunrise

7.

“When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose” is best described as...

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

None of the above

8.

When Odysseus and his men waited in the cave for the Cyclopes, what did he expect?

a)

A vicious fight

b)

A mess of cannibals

c)

Gifts and hospitality

d)

Never to actually meet the cyclops

9.

What does Odysseus do to protect his men from the sirens?

a)

Ties them all to the mast

b)

Fills their ears with beeswax

c)

Slays one crew member who tries to escape

d)

Kills the sirens one by one

10.

A nickname or descriptive term added to someone's name that becomes common usage...

a)

Epilogue

b)

Epithet

c)

Epi-Pen

d)

Epidermis

11.

A thing, event, or person that represents or stands for some greater or more significant idea.

a)

An analogy

b)

A symbol

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

12.

A moral or idea developed throughout the story.

a)

Theme

b)

Main idea

c)

Protagonist

d)

Antagonist

13.

An extended comparison, often running to several lines, used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject and to serve as decoration.

a)

Epic metaphor

b)

Epic allusion

c)

Epic simile

d)

Hero's Journey

14.

The character, force, or collection of forces in fiction or drama that opposes the protagonist and gives rise to the conflict of the story.

a)

Crucial development

b)

Trials of the hero

c)

Right of passage

d)

Antagonist

15.

The three types of irony are...

a)

Verbal, situational, staged

b)

Dramatic, tragic, comedic

c)

Fictional, non-fictional, and verbal

d)

Dramatic, situational, verbal