LUOA The Odyssey Test UPDATED
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is Hades' animal / symbol? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a cerberus
How was mythology originally recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔orally
Who is the best known author of Greek mythology? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Homer
Why is Paris chosen to solve the goddess' dispute? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He is the
most beautiful man alive
Which goddess promises Helen to Paris? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aphrodite
Who ordered the use of the horse to gain entrance into Troy? - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Xenia
Why did the Greeks do good deeds and serve in religious ceremonies? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Out of fear of the gods
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. -
CORRECT 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... - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Epic
Epic poems often begin with... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Invoking the Muse
If a story begins in media res, that means it... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Starts in the
middle of the action
A hero's major character flaw is known as... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hamartia
Odysseus' fatal flaw is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Excessive pride
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a lightning bolt? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Zeus
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a trident? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Poseidon
What is the term for a hero's main helper, who provides training, insight, and saves the hero?
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Wise Mentor
A hero begins his journey in... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The Ordinary World
The hero's fatal flaw serve many purposes in the story, including... - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Cajoled
, A positive outcome would be propitious or fatuous ? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔propitious
The news reporter made an unbiased effort to _______________ the vice presidential
candidate's political record. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔impugn
The eager pastor was saddened by the __________ of supporters for his new evangelistic
outreach efforts. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔paucity
Complete this analogy:
travail : hard work :: unconquerable : ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔indomitable
The right to freedom of religion in the United States is besmirched or sanctioned by the First
Amendment to the Constitution. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔sanctioned
Complete this analogy:
besmirch : perfidy :: __________ : punishment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔iniquity
Complete this analogy:
prodigious : small :: __________ : appeasing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔implacable
A charlatan could have a covert agenda if he adulates a wealthy business owner. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔true
Match the synonyms: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔exigency- urgency
upbraid- reprove
prevaricate- procrastinate
sanction- support
Complete the analogy:
cajole : adulation :: ____________ : perfidy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bilk
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is Hades' animal / symbol? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a cerberus
How was mythology originally recorded? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔orally
Who is the best known author of Greek mythology? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Homer
Why is Paris chosen to solve the goddess' dispute? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He is the
most beautiful man alive
Which goddess promises Helen to Paris? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aphrodite
Who ordered the use of the horse to gain entrance into Troy? - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Xenia
Why did the Greeks do good deeds and serve in religious ceremonies? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Out of fear of the gods
Match the Greek deity on the left with the symbol or defining characteristic on the right. -
CORRECT 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... - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Epic
Epic poems often begin with... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Invoking the Muse
If a story begins in media res, that means it... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Starts in the
middle of the action
A hero's major character flaw is known as... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Hamartia
Odysseus' fatal flaw is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Excessive pride
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a lightning bolt? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Zeus
Which god or goddess is symbolized by a trident? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Poseidon
What is the term for a hero's main helper, who provides training, insight, and saves the hero?
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Wise Mentor
A hero begins his journey in... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The Ordinary World
The hero's fatal flaw serve many purposes in the story, including... - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Cajoled
, A positive outcome would be propitious or fatuous ? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔propitious
The news reporter made an unbiased effort to _______________ the vice presidential
candidate's political record. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔impugn
The eager pastor was saddened by the __________ of supporters for his new evangelistic
outreach efforts. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔paucity
Complete this analogy:
travail : hard work :: unconquerable : ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔indomitable
The right to freedom of religion in the United States is besmirched or sanctioned by the First
Amendment to the Constitution. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔sanctioned
Complete this analogy:
besmirch : perfidy :: __________ : punishment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔iniquity
Complete this analogy:
prodigious : small :: __________ : appeasing - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔implacable
A charlatan could have a covert agenda if he adulates a wealthy business owner. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔true
Match the synonyms: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔exigency- urgency
upbraid- reprove
prevaricate- procrastinate
sanction- support
Complete the analogy:
cajole : adulation :: ____________ : perfidy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bilk
