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LUOA English 10 exam study set Questions
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In The Odyssey, where is Odysseus trapped at the beginning of the story?
Sparta
Calypso's Island
Olympus
Troy - answer✔Calypso's Island
In The Odyssey, Book 1, what did Odysseus do to Polyphemus that angered Poseidon?
He insulted Polyphemus
He ate Polyphemus' cattle
He killed Polyphemus
He plucked out Polyphemus' eye - answer✔He plucked out Polyphemus' eye
In The Odyssey, Book 1, what problem is Telemachus facing at home?
His nursemaid is trying to get him to marry
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He lost his fortune by gambling
Men who want to marry his mother are destroying his fortune
His mother spends all day crying and won't help around the house - answer✔Men who want to
marry his mother are destroying his fortune
The ancient Greek value of Xenia is the divine art of...
Painting
Honor
Hospitality
Sacrifice - answer✔Hospitality
In The Odyssey, how does Penelope keep the suitors from forcing her to make a choice?
She is making a boat to sail and find her husband
She sews clothes for Telemachus and they never fit
She offers sacrifices to the gods
She weaves a burial shroud then undo it - answer✔She weaves a burial shroud then undo it
In The Odyssey, who is Mentor?
Odysseus in disguise
An old friend of Odysseus
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Athena in disguise
Penelope's father - answer✔Athena in disguise
In The Odyssey, according to Athena, the gods have power over everything, including fate and
death.
True
False - answer✔False
In The Odyssey, when Odysseus and his men first leave Troy, what do they do that prompts Zeus
to punish them?
Curse the gods for the tragedies of war
Offer a bad sacrifice
Act without seeking glory
Loot the island of Cicones - answer✔Loot the island of Cicones
In The Odyssey, Book 14, what happens to the men who eat the lotus flowers?
They all die
They are nourished for a week from one bite
They turn into pigs
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They lose desire to do anything but eat the flowers - answer✔They lose desire to do anything but
eat the flowers
In The Odyssey, what are the clever tricks Odysseus uses to free his men from Polyphemus?
Makes him swear an oath to free them
Gets Polyphemus drunk
Ties them to the bottom of sheep
Gives his name as "Noman"
Forces him to honor the gods with a sacrifice - answer✔Gets Polyphemus drunk
Ties them to the bottom of sheep
Gives his name as "Noman"
In The Odyssey, how does Odysseus' pride get him in trouble as they flee the cyclops's island?
He is so confident in his fighting ability, he leads his men to go kill other cyclopses
He stops to brag to the Nymphs and gets caught again
He stops to write down all of his great ideas and other cyclopses find him
He yells a taunt back to Polyphemus and their ship is almost destroyed - answer✔He yells a taunt
back to Polyphemus and their ship is almost destroyed
In The Odyssey, what prompts Odysseus' men to look inside his bag from Aeolus?
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LUOA English 10 exam study set Questions
With Correct Answers
In The Odyssey, where is Odysseus trapped at the beginning of the story?
Sparta
Calypso's Island
Olympus
Troy - answer✔Calypso's Island
In The Odyssey, Book 1, what did Odysseus do to Polyphemus that angered Poseidon?
He insulted Polyphemus
He ate Polyphemus' cattle
He killed Polyphemus
He plucked out Polyphemus' eye - answer✔He plucked out Polyphemus' eye
In The Odyssey, Book 1, what problem is Telemachus facing at home?
His nursemaid is trying to get him to marry
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He lost his fortune by gambling
Men who want to marry his mother are destroying his fortune
His mother spends all day crying and won't help around the house - answer✔Men who want to
marry his mother are destroying his fortune
The ancient Greek value of Xenia is the divine art of...
Painting
Honor
Hospitality
Sacrifice - answer✔Hospitality
In The Odyssey, how does Penelope keep the suitors from forcing her to make a choice?
She is making a boat to sail and find her husband
She sews clothes for Telemachus and they never fit
She offers sacrifices to the gods
She weaves a burial shroud then undo it - answer✔She weaves a burial shroud then undo it
In The Odyssey, who is Mentor?
Odysseus in disguise
An old friend of Odysseus
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Athena in disguise
Penelope's father - answer✔Athena in disguise
In The Odyssey, according to Athena, the gods have power over everything, including fate and
death.
True
False - answer✔False
In The Odyssey, when Odysseus and his men first leave Troy, what do they do that prompts Zeus
to punish them?
Curse the gods for the tragedies of war
Offer a bad sacrifice
Act without seeking glory
Loot the island of Cicones - answer✔Loot the island of Cicones
In The Odyssey, Book 14, what happens to the men who eat the lotus flowers?
They all die
They are nourished for a week from one bite
They turn into pigs
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They lose desire to do anything but eat the flowers - answer✔They lose desire to do anything but
eat the flowers
In The Odyssey, what are the clever tricks Odysseus uses to free his men from Polyphemus?
Makes him swear an oath to free them
Gets Polyphemus drunk
Ties them to the bottom of sheep
Gives his name as "Noman"
Forces him to honor the gods with a sacrifice - answer✔Gets Polyphemus drunk
Ties them to the bottom of sheep
Gives his name as "Noman"
In The Odyssey, how does Odysseus' pride get him in trouble as they flee the cyclops's island?
He is so confident in his fighting ability, he leads his men to go kill other cyclopses
He stops to brag to the Nymphs and gets caught again
He stops to write down all of his great ideas and other cyclopses find him
He yells a taunt back to Polyphemus and their ship is almost destroyed - answer✔He yells a taunt
back to Polyphemus and their ship is almost destroyed
In The Odyssey, what prompts Odysseus' men to look inside his bag from Aeolus?
