- 1. ______________ goods taken by force.
A) plunder
B) insidious
C) squall
D) cherishes
- 2. _____________ a brief, violent storm.
A) insidious
B) squall
C) cherishes
D) plunder
- 3. _______________ is finished quickly.
A) squall
B) dispatched
C) cherishes
D) plunder
- 4. The ______________ sea monster capsized the boat.
A) mammoth
B) cherishes
C) squall
D) insidious
- 5. ______________ characterized by treachery.
A) insidious
B) plunder
C) bereft
D) cherishes
- 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) insidious
D) dispatched
- 8. Who is given credit for writing "The Odyssey?
A) Saki
B) Edgar Poe
C) Homer
D) Mark Twain
- 9. Homer is given credit for writing________ epic poems.
A) seven
B) one hundred
C) two
D) twenty
- 10. Who is the main character in "The Odyssey"?
A) Homer
B) Odysseus
C) Penelope
D) lusty suitors
- 11. When is "The Odyssey" written?
A) around 720 BC
B) around 1800 AD
C) around 2000 AD
D) around 200 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) It sounded fun.
B) Homer was a musician.
C) It was easier to remember.
- 16. ______________ forces are involved in epics.
A) Manly
B) Real
C) Supernatural
D) Womanly
- 17. All epics contain _______________.
A) musicians
B) boats
C) adventure
D) an island
- 18. What kind of style (tone) is used in epics?
A) humorous
B) cheerful
C) serious
- 19. Which of the following are common literary terms used in epics?
A) epithets
B) all of these
C) formal rhetoric
D) similes
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