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The Odyssey Part One

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

"When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose

lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire

and milked his handsome ewes, all in due order."

This is an example of:

a)

epithet

b)

personification

c)

situational irony

d)

alter ego

2.

This line from Book 1 introduces which of the following themes, "You need not bear this insolence of theirs, you are a child no longer"?

a)

A boy must struggle to become a man.

b)

A soldier must struggle to get home from war.

c)

A queen must use wit to stay faithful.

d)

A king must struggle to reclaim his kingdom.

3.

What is the purpose of these lines?

"By heaven! when she

vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron

seething over intense fire, when the mixture

suddenly heaves and rises."

a)

To compare Charybdis to a cooking pot boiling over and help the audience make a connection to an ordinary event.

b)

To use sensory language to help the audience be in the moment of sailing beside Charybdis.

c)

To introduce the idea of vulnerability that the sailors feel sailing beside Charybdis.

d)

To display the violence in the moment of Charybdis being sick through the human characteristic of vomiting.

4.

An epic hero embodies the values of the civilization. Odysseus portrays of the following values EXCEPT

a)

Bravery

b)

Intelligence

c)

Hospitality

d)

Leadership

5.

"In the wild wood they found an open glade,

around a smooth stone house--the hall of Circe"

a)

Allusion

b)

Personification

c)

Epithet

d)

Alliteration

6.

An epic is a narrative __________ that tells a story in verse and is usually taken from history or legend.

a)

story

b)

poem

c)

play

d)

hyperbole

7.

The Odyssey begins "in media res" which means this tale starts ______________.

a)

at the end

b)

in a little boy's dream

c)

at the beginning

d)

in the middle of things

8.

What are "extended comparisons that go on for several lines"?

a)

epic simile

b)

rhapsode

c)

epithet

d)

metaphor

9.

Which of the following is "a plea to the Muse for inspiration to tell the tale"?

a)

xenia

b)

hubris

c)

in media res

d)

invocation

10.

An epic hero is a character of great strength and courage who undertakes a difficult _______________.

a)

sport

b)

journey

c)

person

d)

assignment

11.

An epithet is a brief descriptive phrase that emphasizes an important characteristic of a person or thing. Which of the following is an example of an epithet?

a)

the faithful Penelope

b)

Odysseus is a brave warrior

c)

I once met a cat named Garfield

d)

Snoopy is Charlie Brown's best friend

12.

event/scene taking place before the present time; Back to the Future

a)

foreshadow

b)

flashback

c)

tone

d)

mood

13.

a hint or clue to future events; If you don't study your vocabulary words, you may fail the quiz.

a)

tone

b)

epithet

c)

flashback

d)

foreshadw

14.

"Her legs-and there are 12 of them-are like great tentacles..." (930).

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

15.

"...he (Polyphemus) seemed rather a shaggy mountain" (906).

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

epithet

16.

"Son of Laertes and the gods of old, Odysseus, master mariner and soldier" (922).

a)

epilogue

b)

epic simile

c)

epithet

d)

epic poem

17.
A reference to something famous, culturally, biblical, etc.
a)
dialogue
b)
alliteration
c)
allusion
d)
metaphor
18.
Sensory description
a)
imagery
b)
description
c)
rhetorical question
d)
process-analysis
19.
Words that sound like what they mean
a)
emotionally charged words
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
process- analysis
d)
symbolism
20.

In the text is says, "Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass / his own home and his parents? In far lands / he shall not, though he find a house of gold." Which of the following themes best match the ideas presented in the passage?

a)

A soldier must struggle to return home from a war.

b)

A boy must struggle to become a man.

c)

A king must struggle to reclaim his kingdom.

d)

A goddess must defy her father.

21.

Zeus sends Hermes, the messenger god, to tell Calypso she must _____ Odysseus, yet she tells Odysseus she ___.

a)

marry . . . does not want to

b)

release . . . will not obey the gods

c)

kill . . . cannot obey the gods

d)

release . . . cannot believe he wants to leave her

22.

Calypso's words: "If you could see it all, before you go ---/ all the adversity you face at sea -- / you would stay here, and guard this house, and be / immortal" best demonstrate which of he following literary terms:

a)

personification

b)

foreshadowing

c)

flashback

d)

allusion

23.
What character trait does Odysseus show when he lies to the Cyclops?
a)
Stubbornness
b)
Cleverness
c)
Loyalty
d)
Ruthlessness
24.
Odysseus tricked the cyclops by
a)
stealing his sheep
b)
drinking his wine
c)
telling him a false name
d)
hiding in his cave
25.
How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?
a)
Odysseus attaches his men to the underbelly of the sheep to escape when Polyphemus lets the sheep out of the cave
b)
Odysseus convinces Polyphemus to move the boulder away from the door for him
c)
They dig their way out under a pile of dung
d)
They are rescued by the other Cyclopes who hate Polyphemus
26.
By bragging about his name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of
a)
cowardice
b)
gluttony
c)
pride
d)
envy
27.
How does Zeus punish Odysseus and his men?
a)
He reanimates the meat in their stomachs
b)
He hits their ship with a thunderbolt
c)
He tells Poseidon about them
d)
He curses them.
28.
What did Tiresias tell Odysseus about the Island of the Sun?
a)
It's a pretty nice place! Have fun there!
b)
Don't eat the cows there.
c)
It's really hot, so wear sunscreen.
d)
Eat all the cows you want!
29.
How is Odysseus allowed to hear the music of the sirens is safety?
a)
he has wax on his ears
b)
he has his men tie him to the mast
c)
he swims underwater past them
d)
none of the above
30.
What is Charybdis?
a)
creature that sings beautiful music
b)
one who gives the prophecy
c)
a whirlpool
d)
a boatman
31.
What danger do the sirens pose for the men?
a)
luring the sailors to shore with beautiful music
b)
offering sweet lotus
c)
starving them
d)
destroying their ship
32.

Odysseus faces and survives all of these dangers toward the end of Part 1 EXCEPT:

a)

the singing of the Sirens

b)

the hydra Scylla

c)

the whirlpool of Charybdis

d)

a fight with Ares

33.

Who were the two women who detained Odysseus?

a)

Calypso and Circe

b)

Calypso and Athena

c)

Athena and Circe

d)

Penelope and Calypso

34.

When Odysseus sent three men to search the island of the Lotus-Eaters, why did those men not return?

a)

they were "drugged" after eating the Lotus Flower

b)

Calypso detained them for "her heart's delight."

c)

they ate the Lotus Flower and died

d)

the sea nymphs gave them Lotus Flowers

35.

Which quote about the Cyclopes best describes their lack of culture?

a)

"Cyclopes have no muster and no meeting, no consultation or old tribal ways."

b)

"they neither plow nor sow by hand..."

c)

"each one dwells in his own mountain cave"

d)

"Cyclopes care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus or all the gods in bliss..."