The Odyssey, Vocabulary
  • 1. ______________ goods taken by force.
A) squall
B) cherishes
C) insidious
D) plunder
  • 2. _____________ a brief, violent storm.
A) squall
B) insidious
C) plunder
D) cherishes
  • 3. _______________ is finished quickly.
A) cherishes
B) squall
C) plunder
D) dispatched
  • 4. The ______________ sea monster capsized the boat.
A) mammoth
B) cherishes
C) insidious
D) squall
  • 5. ______________ characterized by treachery.
A) bereft
B) plunder
C) insidious
D) cherishes
  • 6. _______________ hold dear, feel love toward.
A) plunder
B) cherishes
C) bereft
D) squall
  • 7. Penelope was ______________ after Odysseus left her.
A) cherishes
B) insidious
C) dispatched
D) bereft
  • 8. Who is given credit for writing "The Odyssey?
A) Homer
B) Saki
C) Edgar Poe
D) Mark Twain
  • 9. Homer is given credit for writing________ epic poems.
A) one hundred
B) two
C) twenty
D) seven
  • 10. Who is the main character in "The Odyssey"?
A) Penelope
B) Homer
C) Odysseus
D) lusty suitors
  • 11. When is "The Odyssey" written?
A) around 720 BC
B) around 200 BC
C) around 2000 AD
D) around 1800 AD
  • 12. During the Homeric Age many people could read and write?
A) no-false
B) yes-true
  • 13. Was Homer given credit for writing more than "The Odyssey"?
A) no-false
B) yes-true
  • 14. During the Homeric Age stories were passed down ___________?
A) orally
B) textually
  • 15. Why did Homer use rhyme for telling "The Odyssey"?
A) Homer was a musician.
B) It was easier to remember.
C) It sounded fun.
  • 16. ______________ forces are involved in epics.
A) Manly
B) Womanly
C) Supernatural
D) Real
  • 17. All epics contain _______________.
A) boats
B) adventure
C) an island
D) musicians
  • 18. What kind of style (tone) is used in epics?
A) humorous
B) serious
C) cheerful
  • 19. Which of the following are common literary terms used in epics?
A) all of these
B) similes
C) formal rhetoric
D) epithets
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