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The Odyssey Quiz - Honors
Which of the following is NOT a kenning?
An epic simile
The Odyssey Quiz - Honors
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1
An epic simile
compares one known idea to an unknown idea
is found in epic poetry
may use "just as...so too" as its structure
all of the above
2
Which of the following is NOT a kenning?
whale road (ocean)
Great Tactician (Odysseus)
word hoard (vocabulary)
great sea garment (ship’s sail)
3
King of Ithaca
Alcinous
Telemachus
Menelaus
Odysseus
4
Orestes and Odysseus are foil characters.
True
False
5
The Cicones
ate a fruit that made them forget about their homes
tried to eat Odysseus's men
Gave Odysseus a bag of winds
were attacked by Odysseus's crew upon their arrival
6
Helen is the queen of
Mycanea
Ithaca
Sparta
Troy
7
Which of following characters is the "Prince of Thebes" as his epithet?
Poseidon
Orestes
Menelaus
Teiresias
8
Fell of a roof/ladder and died
Aeolous
Agamemnon
Elpenor
Eurymachus
9
What is a character foil?
A character who serves in contrast to another character
A defect in character or judgment that causes their downfall
A character alone on stage expresses his/her thoughts aloud
A long speech made by one character to others on stage
10
Helen is the wife of Poseidon.
True
False
11
Circe turns the men into
Squirrels
Cannibals
Pigs
Horses
12
Which of the following characters kills some of Odysseus's men?
All of the Above
Aeolus & his men
Polyphemus
The Lotus Eaters
13
Antinoos is a head suitor.
False
True
14
Athena pleads with this character to allow Odysseus safe passage home.
Poseidon
Zeus
Hermes
Calypso
15
Laestrygones are cannibals.
True
False
16
Who refuses to help Odysseus a second time saying that his travels are cursed by the gods?
Athena
Alcinous
Aeolus
Circe
17
The wind king is Aeolus
False
True
18
Hermes gave Odysseus Moly to keep him from being bewitched by Calypso.
False
True
19
Which character does Odysseus come across in the underworld unexpectedly?
Mentes
Anticlea
Laertes
Clytamnestra
20
Clytamnestra killed Aigisthos
True
False
21
An epithet is a(n)-
remark intended to insult someone
compliment intended to win someone's notice or favor
inscription on someone's tombstone
word or phrase used to characterize someone and replace a proper noun
22
Who was the king of Ithaka before Odysseus?
Teiresias
Menelaus
Antinous
Laertes
23
Athena arrives in Ithaca in disguise as
Elpenor
a suitor
Mentes
a bird
24
Who are the two women who hold him hostage?
Circe and Calypso
Clytamnestra and Circe
Helen and Eurylochus
Calypso and Alcinous
25
Whose epithet is "the earth shaker"?
Hermes
Poseidon
Athena
Zeus
26
Alcinous is king of
Phaeacia
Pylos
Mycanea
Sparta
27
The suitors are guilty of which poor behavior:
Seeking marriage of a married woman
All of the Above
Eating all the food of the king
Excessive drinking
28
Which of the following characters is the son of Poseidon?
Polyphemus
Hermes
Orestes
Eurymachus
29
Agamemnon's role in Troy was
The husband of the woman stolen
The Creator of the Trojan Horse
Enemy of the Greeks
General of the Greek army
30
Frame Story
A verse with five poetic feet per line.
Extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character.
A structure that provides a setting for a narrative within the full text
The interpretation or analysis of a text.
31
Odysseus's Mother Is
Penelope
Eurylokhos
Anticlea
Circe
32
Orestes had to avenge his father's murder by killing his mother.
False
True
33
Teiresias is a prophet.
False
True
34
Who is the epic hero of "The Odyssey"?
Eurylochus
Odysseus
Menelaus
Elpenor
