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