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LUOA The Odyssey Test Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
What is Hades' animal / symbol? - answer✔a cerberus
How was mythology originally recorded? - answer✔orally
Who is the best known author of Greek mythology? - answer✔Homer
Why is Paris chosen to solve the goddess' dispute? - answer✔He is the most beautiful man alive
Which goddess promises Helen to Paris? - answer✔Aphrodite
Who ordered the use of the horse to gain entrance into Troy? - answer✔Odysseus
The Greeks believed that Zeus had divinely established this law, which means that you are
required to give hospitality to strangers. This was known as: - answer✔Xenia
Why did the Greeks do good deeds and serve in religious ceremonies? - answer✔Out of fear of
the gods
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. -
answer✔Zeus- Ruler of the gods, god of the sky
Poseidon- god of the sea
Hades- god of the underworld
Hera- goddess of marriage
Athena- goddess of wisdom
Hermes- messenger to the gods
Aphrodite- goddess of love
A piece of literature that is a long narrative (traditionally a poem) that follows the journey of a
great hero and his interactions with the gods and his fate is known as... - answer✔Epic
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Epic poems often begin with... - answer✔Invoking the Muse
If a story begins in media res, that means it... - answer✔Starts in the middle of the action
A hero's major character flaw is known as... - answer✔Hamartia
Odysseus' fatal flaw is: - answer✔Excessive pride
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a lightning bolt? - answer✔Zeus
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a trident? - answer✔Poseidon
What is the term for a hero's main helper, who provides training, insight, and saves the hero? -
answer✔Wise Mentor
A hero begins his journey in... - answer✔The Ordinary World
The hero's fatal flaw serve many purposes in the story, including... - answer✔Teaching a moral
lesson to the reader
Remind the reader that the world is dark
Making the hero relatable
Todd __________ another free soda out of the server at the restaurant. - answer✔Cajoled
A positive outcome would be propitious or fatuous ? - answer✔propitious
The news reporter made an unbiased effort to _______________ the vice presidential candidate's
political record. - answer✔impugn
The eager pastor was saddened by the __________ of supporters for his new evangelistic
outreach efforts. - answer✔paucity
Complete this analogy:
travail : hard work :: unconquerable : ___________ - answer✔indomitable
The right to freedom of religion in the United States is besmirched or sanctioned by the First
Amendment to the Constitution. - answer✔sanctioned
Complete this analogy:
besmirch : perfidy :: __________ : punishment - answer✔iniquity
Complete this analogy:
10/7/2024 11:03AM
LUOA The Odyssey Test Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
What is Hades' animal / symbol? - answer✔a cerberus
How was mythology originally recorded? - answer✔orally
Who is the best known author of Greek mythology? - answer✔Homer
Why is Paris chosen to solve the goddess' dispute? - answer✔He is the most beautiful man alive
Which goddess promises Helen to Paris? - answer✔Aphrodite
Who ordered the use of the horse to gain entrance into Troy? - answer✔Odysseus
The Greeks believed that Zeus had divinely established this law, which means that you are
required to give hospitality to strangers. This was known as: - answer✔Xenia
Why did the Greeks do good deeds and serve in religious ceremonies? - answer✔Out of fear of
the gods
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. -
answer✔Zeus- Ruler of the gods, god of the sky
Poseidon- god of the sea
Hades- god of the underworld
Hera- goddess of marriage
Athena- goddess of wisdom
Hermes- messenger to the gods
Aphrodite- goddess of love
A piece of literature that is a long narrative (traditionally a poem) that follows the journey of a
great hero and his interactions with the gods and his fate is known as... - answer✔Epic
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10/7/2024 11:03AM
Epic poems often begin with... - answer✔Invoking the Muse
If a story begins in media res, that means it... - answer✔Starts in the middle of the action
A hero's major character flaw is known as... - answer✔Hamartia
Odysseus' fatal flaw is: - answer✔Excessive pride
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a lightning bolt? - answer✔Zeus
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a trident? - answer✔Poseidon
What is the term for a hero's main helper, who provides training, insight, and saves the hero? -
answer✔Wise Mentor
A hero begins his journey in... - answer✔The Ordinary World
The hero's fatal flaw serve many purposes in the story, including... - answer✔Teaching a moral
lesson to the reader
Remind the reader that the world is dark
Making the hero relatable
Todd __________ another free soda out of the server at the restaurant. - answer✔Cajoled
A positive outcome would be propitious or fatuous ? - answer✔propitious
The news reporter made an unbiased effort to _______________ the vice presidential candidate's
political record. - answer✔impugn
The eager pastor was saddened by the __________ of supporters for his new evangelistic
outreach efforts. - answer✔paucity
Complete this analogy:
travail : hard work :: unconquerable : ___________ - answer✔indomitable
The right to freedom of religion in the United States is besmirched or sanctioned by the First
Amendment to the Constitution. - answer✔sanctioned
Complete this analogy:
besmirch : perfidy :: __________ : punishment - answer✔iniquity
Complete this analogy:
