THE ODYSSEY ACTUAL 2026 CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
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✔✔What can be inferred about the Cyclops? - ✔✔He is savage and brutal like a wild
animal.
✔✔What motivates Odysseus to tell a lie to the Cyclops? - ✔✔Odysseus does not want
to reveal their only means of escape.
✔✔Based on the epic simile, how should the reader picture the beam of wood
Odysseus found in the cave? - ✔✔like the mast of an enormously large ship
✔✔What two unlike elements are being compared in this simile? - ✔✔the Cyclops and
the mast of a ship
✔✔What prevents Odysseus from killing the sleeping Cyclops? - ✔✔He knows that they
cannot move the boulder blocking the doorway.
✔✔What motivates Odysseus to reveal his name and put his men in more danger? -
✔✔anger and pride
✔✔Oddyssey part 2 - ✔✔
✔✔According to the excerpt, the Cyclopes' distinguishes them from other men -
✔✔Isolation
✔✔Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style? - ✔✔Odysseus's men
"bent steady to the oars" (Homer 79).
✔✔Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Rina is -
✔✔disorganized.
✔✔According to the excerpt, Odysseus believes his men were - ✔✔Careless
✔✔Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style? - ✔✔The Cyclops insists
that they "care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus" (Homer 186).
✔✔What excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best establishes Odysseus's weakness? -
✔✔I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer—
✔✔How does this excerpt prove that Odysseus's men caused their own problems? -
✔✔by describing their neglect of orders
, ✔✔Based on the excerpt, readers can conclude that Odysseus's men - ✔✔respect their
leader.
✔✔What conclusion about Odysseus (the speaker) is best supported by the excerpt? -
✔✔He trusts Circe's advice.
✔✔Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best support the conclusion that
Odysseus is clever? - ✔✔'My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,
everyone calls me Nohbdy.
✔✔What is the conflict in the excerpt? - ✔✔Character vs Character
✔✔Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? - ✔✔The Cyclops is
compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his size.
✔✔Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? - ✔✔The Cyclops' effort to
move the stone is compared to a simple task, showing his strength.
✔✔What theme is best revealed by this conflict? - ✔✔It is wise to know the enemy you
face.
✔✔In this excerpt, Odysseus is compared to a - ✔✔Bat
✔✔Which statement best explains the metaphor in this excerpt? - ✔✔The whirlpool is
compared to a mouth, showing its menacing threat.
✔✔What does the metaphor add to the passage? Check all that apply. - ✔✔a
description of the Cyclops' eating habits
a comparison between the Cyclops and a large land form
a visual image of the Cyclops' size
✔✔Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? - ✔✔The sea is compared
to a boiling pot, emphasizing its churning.
✔✔What theme is supported by the excerpt? - ✔✔It is wise to follow the counsel of
trusted friends.
✔✔What theme is Homer presenting when Odysseus has his men tie him so that he will
ignore the call of the Sirens in Part 3 of The Odyssey? - ✔✔With strength and planning,
one can resist temptation.
✔✔Oddyssey part 3 - ✔✔
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✔✔What can be inferred about the Cyclops? - ✔✔He is savage and brutal like a wild
animal.
✔✔What motivates Odysseus to tell a lie to the Cyclops? - ✔✔Odysseus does not want
to reveal their only means of escape.
✔✔Based on the epic simile, how should the reader picture the beam of wood
Odysseus found in the cave? - ✔✔like the mast of an enormously large ship
✔✔What two unlike elements are being compared in this simile? - ✔✔the Cyclops and
the mast of a ship
✔✔What prevents Odysseus from killing the sleeping Cyclops? - ✔✔He knows that they
cannot move the boulder blocking the doorway.
✔✔What motivates Odysseus to reveal his name and put his men in more danger? -
✔✔anger and pride
✔✔Oddyssey part 2 - ✔✔
✔✔According to the excerpt, the Cyclopes' distinguishes them from other men -
✔✔Isolation
✔✔Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style? - ✔✔Odysseus's men
"bent steady to the oars" (Homer 79).
✔✔Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Rina is -
✔✔disorganized.
✔✔According to the excerpt, Odysseus believes his men were - ✔✔Careless
✔✔Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style? - ✔✔The Cyclops insists
that they "care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus" (Homer 186).
✔✔What excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best establishes Odysseus's weakness? -
✔✔I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer—
✔✔How does this excerpt prove that Odysseus's men caused their own problems? -
✔✔by describing their neglect of orders
, ✔✔Based on the excerpt, readers can conclude that Odysseus's men - ✔✔respect their
leader.
✔✔What conclusion about Odysseus (the speaker) is best supported by the excerpt? -
✔✔He trusts Circe's advice.
✔✔Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best support the conclusion that
Odysseus is clever? - ✔✔'My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,
everyone calls me Nohbdy.
✔✔What is the conflict in the excerpt? - ✔✔Character vs Character
✔✔Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? - ✔✔The Cyclops is
compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his size.
✔✔Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? - ✔✔The Cyclops' effort to
move the stone is compared to a simple task, showing his strength.
✔✔What theme is best revealed by this conflict? - ✔✔It is wise to know the enemy you
face.
✔✔In this excerpt, Odysseus is compared to a - ✔✔Bat
✔✔Which statement best explains the metaphor in this excerpt? - ✔✔The whirlpool is
compared to a mouth, showing its menacing threat.
✔✔What does the metaphor add to the passage? Check all that apply. - ✔✔a
description of the Cyclops' eating habits
a comparison between the Cyclops and a large land form
a visual image of the Cyclops' size
✔✔Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? - ✔✔The sea is compared
to a boiling pot, emphasizing its churning.
✔✔What theme is supported by the excerpt? - ✔✔It is wise to follow the counsel of
trusted friends.
✔✔What theme is Homer presenting when Odysseus has his men tie him so that he will
ignore the call of the Sirens in Part 3 of The Odyssey? - ✔✔With strength and planning,
one can resist temptation.
✔✔Oddyssey part 3 - ✔✔
