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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHomer relies on the ____________ to aid in telling Odysseus' story.MuseCyclopesCiconesGods
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Odysseus coming from?The Trojan WarThe Great Civil War
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus is from:ScheriaIthacaThebesAthens
- 4. Multiple Choice___________ appeals to Zeus to help Odysseus get home.MusePenelopeAthenaAres
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhile he has been gone, suitors have been:Attacking his cattle and homeTrying to steal his wifePlotting to kill his sonAll of these are correct.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOver and over again, Odysseus reveals himself to be an excellent:godstrategisthusbandfather
- 7. Multiple ChoiceFor seven years, Odysseus is held captive by:HermesCirceCalypsoPolyphemus
- 8. Multiple ChoiceCalypso is instructed to build a raft by _______.Zeus, through HermesZeus, through AthenaPoseidon, through HermesHermes, through Athena
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus, alone, lands on Scheria, where he meets _______ and tells him his tale.PolyphemusKing AlcinousTelemachusElpenor
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho is Laertes' son?PolyphemusOdysseusPoseidonCirce
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe lotus flower:Makes the men forget homeCauses the men to fall asleep for monthsKills the three men who consume itCauses the men to fall in love with Calypso
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is NOT a trait of an epic hero?PopularityGuileStrengthVictory
- 13. Multiple Choice"...the Dawn with fingertips of rose..." is:an epic similepersonificationan epithetan allusion
- 14. Multiple ChoiceBefore entering the cave of Polyphemus, Odysseus strategizes by:Taking Maron's liquor alongHaving some men keep watch over the shipsTaking his 12 best warriorsAll of these
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIf Odysseus and his men had killed Cyclops in the cave:A curse would have befallen them.They would have been stuck there, and starved to death.Zeus would have intervened and gotten them home.He could have fallen on them, crushing them all.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow is the Cyclops defeated?A hot stake into his eye after drinking the liquorA sword punctures his liverThe men sneak out at night while he sleepsNone of these
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy don't the other Cyclopes come to his rescue?Odysseus is too great.They don't like Polyphemus.The Cyclopes can only see well, not hear."Nohbdy's tricked me!"
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow do the men escape?They sneak out at night, while he sleeps.They hide under his flock as they go out in the morning.They work together to move the slab.None of these.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat foolish thing does Odysseus do as they escape?Tells Cyclops his real nameTells Cyclops where he livesTells Cyclops his father's nameAll of these are correct.
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