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ODYSSEY - PART 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. Who sang the Odyssey? - -Homer Where did Odysseus go to fight the war? - -Troy Who is the king of the Phaeacians to whom Odysseus tells his story? - -Alcinous Who is the king of Ithaca? - -Odysseus Who was the enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into swine, but also helped him on his journey? - -Circe King of the gods - -Zeus god of sea and earthquakes - -Poseidon goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare - -Athena The...

Who wrote the Odyssey? - Correct Answer-Blind poet, Homer. In what year was the Odyssey composed? - Correct Answer-700 B.C.E. Who is the goddess who assists Odysseus? - Correct Answer-It was Athena, the daughter of Zeus. How long did it take Odysseus to complete his journey back to Ithaca? - Correct Answer-It took him 20 years; 10 years fighting in the Trojan War and 10 years finding his way back home due to his mishaps with immortal Gods. In order, where did Odysseus travel to after...

Where does the play take place? Garden's platform outside Elsinore castle in denmark Why is the army of Denmark mobilized? To fight against Norway. Young fortinbras sent messages saying he'll attack. Who do the men think they have seen and who is it? The men think they've seen the ghost of the recently deceased King Hamlet in the castle. Theythink it is him because he's wearing armor you were a battle Who is fortinbras? Young prince of norway How does fortinbr...

THE ODYSSEY PART 1 TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ In the opening verses Homer invokes (calls upon) the Muse of epic poetry named___________. - -Calliope Who are the Muses? - -They are any of the nine goddesses of the arts, literature, and the sciences. In the Adventures of Odysseus: Paraphrase lines 10-15 that tell what happens to Odysseus' men. - - They ate the cattle of Helios and died. In the Adventures of Odysseus: In lines 16-17, Calliope is asked to do what? - -She ...

THE ODYSSEY PART 1 TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ In the opening verses Homer invokes (calls upon) the Muse of epic poetry named___________. - -Calliope Who are the Muses? - -They are any of the nine goddesses of the arts, literature, and the sciences. In the Adventures of Odysseus: Paraphrase lines 10-15 that tell what happens to Odysseus' men. - - They ate the cattle of Helios and died. In the Adventures of Odysseus: In lines 16-17, Calliope is asked to do what? - -She i...

ODYSSEY PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ who does homer appeal to for inspiration? - -muse how does narrator at the beginning describe Odysseus? - -skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried on years on end what has Odysseus seen before the story even started? - -town lands, people, the sea, pretty much everything why did Odysseus fight? - -to safe his life and bring his shipmates home. who is the sun god? - -Lord Helios who is Odysseus's father? - -La...

THE ODYSSEY BOOK 2 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. On Ithaca who summons an assembly? - -Telemachus What does Telemachus tell the assembly? - -1) the suitors are plaguing his home 2) his father is lost and he is defenseless against the suitors Antinous tells the assembly this about Penelope? - -she has been tricking them weaving a web and then undoing it so she doesn't have to select a new husband The shroud Penelope weaves is for this person and event. - -Laert...

3 Steps Claudius has taken to gain the throne - 1. murdered King Hamlet 2. married Queen Gertrude 3. held a fake election-swung by Polonius` where did Hamlet go to college? - Wittenburg, Germany Name all 8 of the people dead by the end of the play - 1. Hamlet 2. Gertrude 3. Claudius 4. Polonius 5. Laertes 6. Ophelia 7. Rosencrantz 8. Guildenstern Drowns significance- she allows herself to be taken away by the current of the river, just like how she has lived-manipulated by Laertes and Po...

Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information Candidate surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Wednesday 24 May 2023 Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes) Paper reference 9ET0/01 Total Marks English Literature Advanced PAPER 1: Drama You must have: Prescribed texts (clean copies only) Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre n...

HAMLET QUOTES ACT 1 COMPLETE "This bodes some strange eruption to our state" ANSWER = Horatio; Marcellus and Barnardo "A little more than kin, and less than kind" ANSWER = Hamlet in an aside about Claudius. When Claudius and Gertrude are talking to Hamlet after their wedding about his long mourning. "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew" ANSWER = Hamlet to himself "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this w...