The Odyssey Part 1 Exam with Questions and Answers
The Odyssey Part 1 Exam with Questions and Answers What does Homer ask the Muse to help him with in the first line? ANSWER To help him tell the story of Odysseus An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. ANSWER Epithet Where does Odysseus first find landfall? ANSWER The Island of Scheria Who welcomes Odysseus? ANSWER King Alcinous / Nausicca (daughter) Who are the Cicones? ANSWER Allies of the Trojans from Ismarus How many of Odysseus's men do they kill? (Cicones) ANSWER 72 What metaphor does Odysseus use in line 92 to describe the Cyclops? ANSWER A shaggy mountain reared in solitude Comparison of epic events to easy, understandable, every day events ANSWER Epic (Homeric Simile) When Polyphemus returns, what does Odysseus offer him? ANSWER Wine
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