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Odyssey Test Review
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Descriptive Language used to create a picture in the mind of the reader
epic hero
alliteration
imagery
mood
2
"Now Zeus, the lord of cloud, roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of squall…” Mood = ?
Despairing
Natural
Hopeful
Caring
3
Who is an epic hero?
The Crewmen
The Cyclops
Odysseus
Homer
4
What quality for which Odysseus is famous is most clearly illustrated when he tells Cyclops that his name is Nobhdy?
He loves his home
He is trained to kill
He is clever
He is courageous
5
What piece of figurative language is the following an example of:
“Death sat there huge.”
symbolism
personification
alliteration
simile
6
If
adverse
means “harmful” or “opposed,” what does it
most likely
mean if two people are
adversaries
?
They are similar to one another
They provide relief to one another
They are close friends
They are in conflict with one another
7
Writing not meant to be interpreted literally. It represents a DEEPER meaning.
epic hero
epic poem
mood
figurative language
8
What is Odysseus’ relationship with Calypso?
brother
husband
prisoner
bodyguard
9
Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops rather than kill him?
Odysseus knows that killing Polyphemus will anger Poseidon.
Tiresias and Circe have advised him to do so.
Only Polyphemus can move the boulder blocking the cave’s entrance.
Odysseus takes pity on the Cyclops
10
When Odysseus and his men are exploring the Cyclops’ cave, what suggestion do Odysseus’ men make?
To date the women on the island
To steal the flock and food and make a run for it
To give the Cyclops their boat
To stay there forever
11
“Dawn mounted her golden throne…” is an example of what?
personification
alliiteration
simile
epic hero
12
Which of the following is TRUE about Odysseus’ crew?
They were related to Homer
They held Athena against her will
They were children
They were fools
13
What piece of figurative language is the following example?“...but he seemed rather a shaggy mountain reared in solitude
simile
metaphor
personification
foreshadowing
14
The central character in an epic story who is larger than life and who embodies traits the culture values
epic hero
epic poem
imagery
metaphor
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Mounting curiosity, tension, anxiety the reader feels- it is what keeps the reader engaged
simile
alliteration
metaphor
suspense
16
…”he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming
puppies…” is an example of
epic poem
personification
metaphor
simile
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When a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
