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