The Odyssey - Introduction And Books 1 & 2

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The Odyssey - Introduction And Books 1 & 2

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1.

Not a resident of Ithaca:
- A.
  
  Telemachus
- B.
  
  Penelope
- C.
  
  Laertes
- D.
  
  Mentes
2.

King of all the Greeks, killed by Aegisthus and the adulterous wife, Clytemnestra:
- A.
  
  Menelaus
- B.
  
  Dolon
- C.
  
  Priam
- D.
  
  Agamemnon
3.

Odysseus thought of this idea to defeat the Trojans:
- A.
  
  Underground tunnel
- B.
  
  Trojan horse
- C.
  
  Naptha (greek fire)
- D.
  
  Disguised self as woman to bribe guards
4.

Not killed in The Iliad:
- A.
  
  Hector
- B.
  
  Ajax
- C.
  
  Aeneas
- D.
  
  Patroclus
5.

The bard (author) of this collection of oral stories was:
- A.
  
  Dante
- B.
  
  Shakespeare
- C.
  
  Homer
- D.
  
  Hecuba
6.

Odysseus was king of this island country:
- A.
  
  Ithaca
- B.
  
  Athens
- C.
  
  Turkey
- D.
  
  Sparta
- E.
  
  Crete
7.

This is not characteristic of an Epic poem:
- A.
  
  In medias res
- B.
  
  Death of the hero
- C.
  
  Invocation to the muse
- D.
  
  Divine intervention
- E.
  
  Listing of arms and lineage
- F.
  
  Formal speeches
8.

Explain this picture.
9.

To start the war, Paris abducted this wife of Menelaus
- A.
  
  Penelope
- B.
  
  Calypso
- C.
  
  Circe
- D.
  
  Helen
- E.
  
  Clytemnestra
10.

Describe this picture from The Odyssey that depicts a woman with a spool.
11.

There are approximately this many lines of dactyllic hexameter per book in the first two books of The Odyssey:
- A.
  
  200
- B.
  
  500
- C.
  
  1000
- D.
  
  1500
12.

Not a character in The Iliad which precedes The Odyssey:
- A.
  
  Hector
- B.
  
  Achilles
- C.
  
  Telemachus
- D.
  
  Agamemnon
- E.
  
  Priam
13.

Describe this image from The Iliad that involves an arrow.
14.

Which divinity appears to Odysseus' son in the first book?
- A.
  
  Aphrodite
- B.
  
  Athena
- C.
  
  Poseidon
- D.
  
  Zeus
15.

Was not in the contest of the "golden apple" judged by Paris:
- A.
  
  Aphrodite
- B.
  
  Leda
- C.
  
  Athena
- D.
  
  Hera
16.

Not a theme in The Odyssey
- A.
  
  Homecoming
- B.
  
  Forgiveness
- C.
  
  Revenge
- D.
  
  Hospitality
17.

Approximate age of Telemachus:
- A.
  
  15
- B.
  
  19
- C.
  
  21
- D.
  
  27
18.

Character not referenced by name in the first four books:
- A.
  
  Laertes
- B.
  
  Polyphemus
- C.
  
  Nestor
- D.
  
  Eurymachus
19.

Troy is part of what present day country:
- A.
  
  Africa
- B.
  
  Greece
- C.
  
  Albania
- D.
  
  Turkey
20.

Aegisthus slew this king (and father) before Agamemnon.
- A.
  
  Menelaus
- B.
  
  Hector
- C.
  
  Atreus
- D.
  
  Peleus
21.

'Rosy fingered dawn" is an example of:
- A.
  
  In medias res
- B.
  
  Epic Simile
- C.
  
  Epithet
- D.
  
  Invocation