The Odyssey Quiz

"When the young dawn with fingertips of rose..." is an example of?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

"...seemed rather a shaggy mountain reared in solitude..." is an example of?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

"...and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies...gaping and crunching like a mountain lion? is an example of?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

The Odyssey begins toward the end with Odysseus telling the story of his adventures in a

• Flashback
• Persuasive Essay
• Foreshadowing

The home island of Odysseus is Ithaca.

• True
• False

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Who is Odysseus' mentor throughout his journey?

• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Athena
• Penelope

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Why isn't Odysseus recognized when he returns to Ithaca?

• He's missing an eye
• He's a beggar
  He's a beggar
• He's older
• He's badly beaten

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Which of these is not an example of a test during the hero’s journey?

• Fighting the Cyclops
• Getting the men to stop eating the lotus flowers
• Being blown off course by Poseidon
• Receiving the gift of wind

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What test does Penelope give the suitors?

• Stringing a bow
• Sailing around Ithaca
• Completing an obstacle course
• Slaying a pig

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Who wrote “The Odyssey?”

• Odysseus

• Troy

• Agamemnon

• Homer