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MULTIPLE CHOICE. The Odyssey. 1. In Penelope’s archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?. thirty. twelve. eight. two. INCORRECT!!!. Try Again. CORRECT. Next Question. 2. Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?. Hemlock .
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MULTIPLE CHOICE The Odyssey
1. In Penelope’s archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow? thirty twelve eight two
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2. Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home? Hemlock Lethe-root Poppy Lotus
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3. How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus’s journey? As Mentor As a beggar As Antinous As Mephistopheles
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4. Who is Argos? The Cyclops Odysseus’s old dog Penelope’s chief suitor The master of the winds
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5. Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria? Telemachus King Alcinous Nausicaa Circe
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6. Who has an affair with Eurymachus? Penelope Melantho Circe Helen
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7. Menelaus is king of which city? Pylos Argos Athens Sparta
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8. Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature? His cunning A scar on his leg The sound of his voice His “noble bearing”
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9. How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the Sirens’ song? He isn’t; he plugs his ears with wax as the ship passes the Sirens’ island He eats a lotus flower, rendering him unable to swim to the Sirens’ island He has his men bind him to the ship’s mast Athena makes the Sirens appear ugly to him
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10. Who begs Odysseus to bury him? Laertes Polyphemus Achilles Elpenor
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11. Of what did Odysseus’s mother die? Drowning Grief Old age Starvation
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12. How old is Telemachus at the start of the epic? 1910s 1920s Early twenties Late forties
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13. What happens to the disloyal maids after they clean the blood from the great hall? They are hanged They are forgiven They are whipped They are dismissed from the palace
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14. What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage? The badger of the Mountains The cattle of the Sun The serpent of the Seas The eagle of the Moon
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15. Who kills Antinous’s father? Eumaeus Odysseus Telemachus Laertes
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16. In about what year was the Odyssey composed a.d. 1590 700 b.c. 200 b.c. 1200 b.c.
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17. Who transforms Odysseus’s sailors into pigs? Poseidon Athena Circe Calypso