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Odyssey quiz from Holt Rinehart and Winston Book
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1
Which one of the gods/goddesses helps Odysseus consistently?
Zeus
Athena
Polyphemus
Poseidon
2
Odysseus is the son of whom?
Laertes
Lazurus
Lionel
Leonidas
3
What is the purpose of an epithet?
renames a person or thing with a descriptive phrase
references a literary or historical person, place, event, or composition
expresses a main idea or message of a story
compares using like or as
4
What are the qualities of an epic hero?
clever and helped supernaturally
Brave and boastful
Invincible
Coward and shy
5
Telemachus doesn't believe Odysseus right away because...
Odysseus never reveals himself
He thinks Odysseus is dead
He thinks Odysseus is a god
Athena didn't tell him
6
Where does Circe tell Odysseus he must go before he can return to Ithaca?
Mount Olympia
Island of the sirens
The Land of the Dead
the Lotus Eater's island
7
Who gives Odysseus advice about the strait?
Telemachus
Calypso
Tiersias
Circe
8
What is the topography of Greece (mostly)?
Large lush fields for farming
High rugged mountains
Vast rivers of fresh water
Large areas of deserts
9
Why do the men open the bag of wind?
They want to see inside the bag
They don't. Odysseus does.
They think it's food
They are nosy
10
What does Teiresias tell Odysseus not to do on the journey home?
eat Helios' kine
eat meat
revisit the Lotus Eaters
eat fish
11
This sea separates Greece from Turkey and is the most important sea near Greece
Mediterranean
Black
Adriatic
Aegean
12
The ancient Greeks valued loyalty, family and home.
True
False
13
Odysseus is king of what island?
Greece
Ithaca
Troy
Turkey
14
How do the Sirens lure men?
Beautiful words
flattering songs
Beautiful coastal landscape
yummy food
15
The gods and goddesses changed their minds, were limited, and often got even when displeased.
True
False
16
Circe does what essential action in the story we read?
turn men into pigs
trick Odysseus into heading to Scylla
give Odysseus helpful info about what's to come
turn men into cows
17
The first person/thing to recognize Odysseus is?
Swineheard
Telemachus
Eurymone
Argus
18
Why does Odysseus stop at Helios Island?
to celebrate
to eat
to rest
being blown ashore by unfavorable wind
19
To whom is Odysseus telling his story?
Antinous
Achaeans
Alcinous
Helios
20
Who is the wind god?
Aeolia
Agean
Aeolus
Helios
21
The noun
invocation
means...
a prayer or appeal
to make law
to ignore
to protest
22
What war is Odysseus and his men coming from?
First Messenian War
Trojan War
Peloponnesian War
The War of Greece
23
Who is Eumaeus?
cowheard
maid
suitor
swineheard
24
What is an epic?
a long poem about mythology
a long poem about life
an amazing tale
a long poem about a hero's adventures
25
The first suitor killed is the antagonist...
Agelaus
Antinous
Eurydamas
Elatus
26
What nymph does Odysseus stay with in cave?
Lotus Eater
Calypso
Circe
Charybdis
27
What does Penelope ask her maids to do as a test?
move her house
move the bed
nothing
send the suitors home
28
Why is the topography and geography of Greece important?
Ithaca is a citystate.
Mount Olympus and Helios are most important.
Odysseus' journey reflects the islands and waters.
The story is set on land.
29
What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus?
Nohbody
Nada
Noone
Odysseus
30
Why does Penelope not talk to Odysseus right away?
she isn't sure she can trust the stranger
she is embarrassed
she is not happy with him
she is stunned
31
Who brings Odysseus back to Ithaca?
Egyptians
Syrians
Mesopotamian
Phaeacians
32
Who is asked to inspire the poem?
King Alcinous
The Muse
Homer
Athena
33
Tiresias is...
a prophet
a god
a friend
a supernatural monster
34
What continent does the Odyssey take place on?
Turkey
Europe
Africa
Greece
35
What is Scylla's epic simile?
a fisherman surfcasting
squirming puppies
a vomiting geyser
a churning cauldron
36
What was Odysseus doing while his men were eating cattle?
searching the island
sleeping
eating
praying
37
How do Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus' cave?
They don't
Hide under sheep
Run out
Hide under the cows
38
Circe turned Odysseus' men into what?
Goats
Monkeys
Pigs
Ducks
39
Homer tried to entertain but also teach about guile, fidelity and courage.
True
False
40
How did the men try to appease the gods?
nothing
sacrifice
praying
asking forgiveness
41
What is Charybdis?
six headed monster
goddess
rainstorm
whirlpool
42
How do Odysseus'
men
avoid the Sirens?
tied Odysseus up
help of the gods
headphones
beeswax in ears
43
Who helps form a plan to rid Odysseus' home from suitors?
Telemachus
Penelope
Swineherd
Cowherd
44
When does the story begin?
at the end, and it circles back
at the beginning
in media res
immediately after the war
45
Whom must Odysseus seek in the Underworld?
Teiresias
Hades
Perephone
Cerberus
46
What is the bed built around?
Olive tree
Maple tree
Ash tree
Redwood tree
47
How long was Odysseus gone?
10 years
5 years
15 years
20 years
48
What is the cyclops' name?
Polylandry
Polyphemus
Penelope
There was no name
49
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Alcinous
Homer
Athena
Odysseus
50
Why does Zeus destroy the ship?
Helios threatens to set permanently
Zeus dislikes Odysseus
Helios wanted it
Poseiden asked him
51
Athena turns Odysseus into what in Part 2?
warrior
beggar
a king
a prince
52
What is Penelope's test for the suitors?
String and use Odysseus' bow
Throw an ax through a circle
Get the sword out of the stone
String the violin
53
Argus represents what character trait?
greed
happiness
loyalty
sloth
54
Why is Poseidon mad at Odysseus?
Odysseus brags how he is smarter
Odysseus kills his son
Odysseus blinds his son
Odysseus gave him no credit for Trojan War victroy
