The Epic Hero's Quest — Test Answers

The event from The Odyssey that best supports the theme that acting prideful can lead to unwanted consequences is

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer. My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca being most lofty in that coastal sea, and northwest, while the rest lie east and south. A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training; I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Odysseus

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Penelope . "My lady, never a man in the wide world should have a fault to find with you. Your name has gone out under heaven like the sweet honor of some god-fearing king, who rules in equity over the strong: his black lands bear both wheat and barley, fruit trees laden bright, new lambs at lambing time—and the deep sea gives great hauls of fish by his good strategy, his folk fare well.” Based on the epic simile, the reader should envision Penelope as a queen who is

From The Odyssey - Penelope , what can the reader predict about Odysseus and Penelope’s future relationship?

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Penelope . Ruses served my turn to draw the time out—first a close-grained web I had the happy thought to set up weaving on my big loom in the hall. Which word from the passage best explains what the web in the passage symbolizes?

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Penelope . Ruses serve my turn to draw the time out—first a close-grained web I had the happy thought to set up weaving on my big loom in the hall. I said, that day: 'Young men—my suitors, now my lord is dead let me finish my weaving before I marry, or else my thread will have been spun in vain. It is a shroud I weave for Lord Laertes when cold Death comes to lay him on his bier. The country wives would hold me in dishonor if he, with all his fortune, lay unshrouded.' I reached their hearts that way, and they agreed. So every day I wove on the great loom, but every night by torchlight I unwove it; and so for three years I deceived the Akhaians. Which line from the passage best shows that Penelope is clever?

Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Rina is

What is the conflict in the excerpt?

In The Odyssey - Teiresias , when Teiresias describes the conflicts that Odysseus will face, how do these conflicts relate to the story’s theme?

Read the paraphrase. Although I was sad to see my mother’s dead ghost, I didn’t speak with her because I needed to talk to a different ghost. Which excerpt from The Odyssey - Teiresais is this paraphrasing?

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias . But anguish lies ahead; the god who thunders on the land prepares it, not to be shaken from your track, implacable, in rancor for the son whose eye you blinded. One narrow strait may take you through his blows: denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates. When you make landfall on Thrinakia first and quit the violet sea, dark on the land you'll find the grazing herds of Helios by whom all things are seen, all speech is known. Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent, and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka. But if you raid the beeves, I see destruction for ship and crew. Which theme is reflected in the passage?

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias . One narrow strait may take you through his blows: denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates. When you make landfall on Thrinakia first and quit the violet sea, dark on the land you'll find the grazing herds of Helios by whom all things are seen, all speech is known. Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent, and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka. But if you raid the beeves, I see destruction for ship and crew. Which excerpt from the passage best identifies the conflict that Teiresias predicts as partially a character versus character conflict?

Read this excerpt from The Odyssey . "Oh, Nan, they are a bad lot; they intend ruin for all of us; but Antinous appears a blacker-hearted hound than any. Here is a poor man come, a wanderer, driven by want to beg his bread, and everyone in hall gave bits, to cram his bag—only Antinous threw a stool, and banged his shoulder!" Based on previous knowledge of Greek values, what prediction can best be made about Antinous’s future?

Use the dictionary entry for insight to answer the question. insight in • sight [‘in-sït] noun 1. the ability to understand people and situations 2. an understanding of the nature of things Which definition of insight best matches the definition given in this dictionary entry?

Use the dictionary entry for crude to answer the question. crude crude [‘krüd] adj from Latin crudus 1. the quality of being unchanged from the original state 2. the quality of being primitive or uncultured 3. the quality of being obvious 4. the quality of being rough in execution Which definition of crude is the most common?

Use the dictionary entry for lavish to answer the question. lavish la • vish [‘la-vish] from Middle French lavasse adj 1. given in large amounts 2. having a very rich and expensive quality verb 1. giving or using in large amounts Use context clues to choose the sentence that best uses the last definition of the word lavish .

The Odyssey - Elpenor is an epic poem because it features a(n)

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor . By night our ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne, the realm and region of the Men of Winter, hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flaming eye of Helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches. For Odysseus and his men, the loss of Helios, the sun, symbolizes a loss of

In The Odyssey - Elpenor , the rituals that Odysseus performs on the island show that the ancient Greeks respected and honored

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor . By night our ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne, the realm and region of the Men of Winter, hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flaming eye of Helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches. Which is the best paraphrase of the passage?