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Review - "The Adventures of Ulysses" Characters and Events / Vocabulary & Literary Elements
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Review - "The Adventures of Ulysses" Characters and Events / Vocabulary Terms & Literary Elements
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Which of these is the name of the river in the Land of the Dead the souls passed over?
Tartarus
Elpenor
Thrinacia
Styx
2
Literary device contained in passage: "The ship nosed toward the strait."
alliteration
oxymoron
imagery
simile
3
With how many ships did Ulysses begin his journey homeward?
one hundred
forty-five
one
three
4
This is what Ulysses disguises himself as when he returns to Ithaca.
a servant
the dog, Argo
the one eyed Cyclops
an old beggar
5
Which of the following gods give Ulysses the Greek herb, moly?
Poseidon
Hermes
Aeolus
Helios
6
Which term means "research done to assess program performance?"
evaluation
textile
evaluative
technological
7
Which of the following terms means "wise, knowledgeable?"
inevitable
heed
snare
sage
8
Once a powerful walled city, located in modern day Turkey.
Paris
Libya
Troy
Ithaca
9
A character's "reason" for doing something is known as __________________.
foreshadowing
an allusion
a motive
a hyperbole
10
Which of these means "able to deal promptly and effectively with all sorts of problems?"
technological
cultural
resourceful
textile
11
She turns Ulysses' men into swine.
Aphrodite
Calypso
Circe
Helen
12
Literary device in this passage: "Scylla turned into what looked like a huge fleshy spider."
hyperbole
oxymoron
imagery
alliteration
13
The story follows Ulysses' journey back home to his kingdom in __________________, Greece.
Ithaca
Italy
Troy
Libya
14
The goddess responsible for turning Scylla into a monster was __________________.
Athena
Circe
Amphitrite
Zeus
15
Which character does Ulysses NOT receive a prophecy from?
Ajax
Aeolus
Teiresias
Elpenor
16
Which of the following goddesses give Ulysses a protective veil?
Circe
Calypso
Ino
Athena
17
This passage is an example of what literary device: "He clung to the rock like a sea polyp."
simile
prologue
metaphor
theme
18
Ringleader of the suitors that threw a stool at Ulysses when he was disguised.
Eurychleia
Eumaeus
Antinous
Eurymachus
19
The Trojan War lasted for _____________ years.
ten
two
twenty
eleven
20
Term that means "to use up; devour."
aspect
cultural
consume
attitudinal
21
Term that means "a particular part or feature of something; a trait or characteristic"?
cultural
aspect
cultured
evaluation
22
When __________________, the Queen of Sparta, was abducted it caused the Trojan War.
Menelaus
Helen
Agamemnon
Paris
23
The Greek word for hospitality is
moly
an allusion
xenia
hubris
24
Which of these gods does NOT help Ulysses?
Athena
Poseidon
Hermes
Aeolus
25
Messenger god who helps Ulysses
Hermes
Circe
Helios
Aeolus
26
This character "discovers" Ulysses on the island of Phaeacia.
Nausicaa
Eumaeus
Ino
Alcinous
27
Which of the following characters chooses to listen to the song of the Sirens?
Elpenor
Ulysses
Achilles
Eurylochus
28
Literary device in the passage: "These suitors are like wild beasts, feasting on Ulysses hogs."
oxymoron
imagery
simile
alliteration
29
Ulysses' swineherd and faithful servant in Ithaca who helps him defeat the suitors.
Eurymachus
Antinous
Teiresias
Eumaeus
30
The first island Ulysses and his men land on after leaving the Trojan War.
Troy
Island of the Lotus Eaters
Island of the Cyclops
Island of the Ciconians
31
Which of the following characters is Ulysses' first mate and captain in charge?
Ajax
Elpenor
Eurylochus
Tartarus
32
Ulysses goes to the Land of the Dead to get counsel from ______________, a blind prophet.
Scylla
Circe
Charybdis
Teiresias
33
The u-shaped instrument that Nausicaa plays for Ulysses at the banquet.
harp
cello
lyre
violin
34
Term that means "the making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something."
resourceful
textile
consume
evaluation
35
Which of the following is a six-headed serpent that devoured six of Ulysses' men?
Sirens
Teiresias
Charybdis
Scylla
36
God of archery that Ulysses prays to before defeating the suitors.
Antinous
Apollo
Artemis
Ares
37
Why did Ulysses blind the cyclops rather than kill him?
The cyclops was his father
It was a sin to kill a cyclops
The cyclops had important information for Ulysses
There was a boulder blocking the door to the cave.
38
Initially, how is Ulysses able to resist Circe’s spells?
By thinking only of his wife and son back home
Hermes gives him a magic herb to ward off her powers
He eats Lotus flowers
By disguising himself as swine in a sty
39
Which of these is another name for the dark Kingdom of Hades in the Land of the Dead?
Thrinacia
Styx
Tartarus
Thebes
40
Literary device in this passage: "Thank you, old wanderer, for comforting me with your story."
oxymoron
simile
flashback
dramatic irony
41
Why was Ulysses unable to make it home with the bag of winds?
Ulysses fell asleep, and his men curiously opened it
Aeolus demanded the return of the bag
The bag fell overboard releasing the winds
Poseidon took the bag from him
42
Ulysses faithful servant and maid who still recognizes him after 20 years.
Antinous
Eumaeus
Eurychleia
Eurymachus
43
The island of the Sun-Titan, Helios is also known as modern day __________________.
Sicily
Argentina
Calypso
Asia Minor
44
The goddess or wisdom and war who protects Ulysses
Aphrodite
Penelope
Arachne
Athena
45
The one-eyed cyclops Ulysses and his men encounter and blind.
Ciconians
Circe
Polyphemus
Penelope
46
Why did Ulysses' men open the bag of wind?
Too get away from Libya
To anger Poseidon
To get to Ithaca quicker
They thought it contained treasure
47
Who was the keeper of the winds?
Aphrodite
Zeus
Aeolus
Elpenor
48
Which of the following is a violent whirlpool?
Scylla
Cyclops
Laestrogonians
Charybdis
49
Means"procedures completely identified, precisely described & defined; scientific & industrial"
technological
resourceful
cultural
attitudinal
50
On the Island of the Racing Sun, Ulysses loses many men to the giant ____________ living there.
insects
cannibals
animals
trees
