Introduction to Mythology — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.but Cyclops went on filling up his bellywith manflesh and great gulps of whey,then lay down like a mast among his sheep.

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the Cyclops and the mast of a ship
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the Cyclops’ belly and his sheep
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manflesh and gulps of whey
D
a mast and a flock of sheep
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Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus is clever?

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the rest of you stand by; I'll make the crossingin my own ship, with my own company,
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We lit a fire, burnt an offering,and took some cheese to eat; then sat in silence
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‘My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,everyone calls me Nohbdy.’
D
So with our brand we bored that great eye socketwhile blood ran out around the red hot bar.
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

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Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars,” Homer (79)
B
Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars” (Homer 79).
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Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars.” (Homer 79).
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Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars” (Homer) 79
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Which MLA citations are properly cited? Check all that apply.Odysseus’s men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” (Homer 503).Odysseus’s men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples.” (Homer 503)Odysseus’s men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” Homer (503).Homer writes that the men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” (503).Homer writes that the men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” (Homer 503).

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Odysseus’s men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” (Homer 503).
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Odysseus’s men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples.” (Homer 503)
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Odysseus’s men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” Homer (503).
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Homer writes that the men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” (503).
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Homer writes that the men “went to sleep above the wash of ripples” (Homer 503).
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Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly! Out to sea again!' My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones.

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by describing their neglect of orders
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by explaining their military strategy
C
by showing their physical weaknesses
D
by illustrating their cruelty to one another
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Which excerpts contain examples of epic similes? Select 3 options."…its crackling roots blazed and hissed –as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens – that's the iron's strength – so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake."Or are you wandering rogues, who cast your lives like dice, and ravage other folk by sea?'Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion—everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones.When the young Dawn with finger tips of rose lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire and milked his handsome ewes, all in due order, putting the sucklings to the mothers.

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"…its crackling roots blazed and hissed –as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens – that's the iron's strength – so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake."
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Or are you wandering rogues, who cast your lives like dice, and ravage other folk by sea?'
C
Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion—everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones.
D
When the young Dawn with finger tips of rose lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire and milked his handsome ewes, all in due order, putting the sucklings to the mothers.
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.My men stood up and made a fight of it— backed on the ships, with lances kept in play, from bright morning through the blaze of noonso holding our beach, although so far outnumbered; but when the sun passed toward unyoking time, then the Achaeans, one by one, gave way.

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bravery and perseverance
B
exercise and physical fitness
C
hospitality and friendliness
D
freedom and democracy
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Which excerpt from The Odyssey best shows that the ancient Greeks greatly valued the idea of home?

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What of those yearsof rough adventure, weathered under Zeus?The wind that carried us west from Iliumbrought me to Ismarus, on the far shore, a strongpoint on the coast of Cicones.
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And this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends. No ship made sail next day until some shipmate had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost unfleshed by the Cicones on that field.
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They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters,who showed no will to do us harm, onlyoffering the sweet Lotus to our friends—but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus,never cared to report, nor to return:
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My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithacaunder Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves,in sight of other islands—Dulichium,Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithacabeing most lofty in that coastal sea,
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

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The Cyclops insists that they “care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus (Homer 186).”
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The Cyclops insists that they “care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus” (Homer 186).
C
The Cyclops insists “that they care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus,” Homer (186).
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The Cyclops insists “that they care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus” (Homer 186).”
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then,his chores being all dispatched, he caught another brace of men to make his breakfast, and whisked away his great door slab to let his sheep go through—but he, behind,reset the stone as one would cap a quiver.

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the door slab to the Cyclops’ sheep
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the stone to a quiver
C
a brace of men to breakfast
D
the Cyclops’ chores to the men
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women,to make division, equal shares to all—but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly! Out to sea again!' My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones.

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When Odysseus and his men arrived on the island of Cicones, they enslaved women and feasted on the sheep and cattle they had butchered by the sea.
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Although Odysseus tells his men that they need to return quickly to the ship, the men are too busy dividing their findings into equal shares for everyone.
C
Odysseus warns his men to return to the ship, but many of the men did not listen and instead ran inland to see what else they could take for themselves.
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The men continued their acts of greed despite Odysseus’s commands to stop and return to the ship, and the fugitives of Cicones ran inland to fetch help.
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Read the paragraph.Rina hustled through the classroom door, found her assigned seat, and sat down. After a few greetings to her friends, she unzipped her bulging binder and began to sort through its pages. She unearthed dog-eared worksheets, highlighted notes, and dated projects; alas, last night’s homework was not in the World History section where she had hoped it would be. As the bell rang, Rina’s fruitless search continued.

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unconcerned.
B
studious.
C
ambitious.
D
disorganized.
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.'O Cyclops! Would you feast on my companions? Puny, am I, in a Caveman's hands?How do you like the beating that we gave you,you damned cannibal? Eater of guestsunder your roof! Zeus and the gods have paid you!'

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is fearful of the Cyclops.
B
is prideful and overly confident.
C
has been weakened by the Cyclops.
D
has regrets about staying on the island.
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Read the paragraph.Trey repeated the scales. His manipulation of the keys was becoming less of a struggle, and the tuba was making sounds that were almost musical. The low notes still gave him pause, though, so he attempted them again. After countless repetitions, his room boomed with the tuba’s brassy blare. He held the last note until he was out of breath, and as he exhaled, he heard his mother say from downstairs, “That one sounded good!”

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frustrated
B
determined.
C
talented.
D
impatient.
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Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey is cited properly in MLA style?

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“Last of them all my ram, the leader, came, / weighted by wool and me with my meditations” (Homer 376-377).
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“Last of them all my ram, the leader, came, / weighted by wool and me with my meditations.” Homer (376-377)
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“Last of them all my ram, the leader, came, / weighted by wool and me with my meditations” Homer, (376-377).
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“Last of them all my ram, the leader, came, / weighted by wool and me with my meditations” (Homer 376-377)
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.'My ship?Poseidon Lord, who sets the earth a-tremble, broke it up on the rocks at your land's end. A wind from seaward served him, drove us there. We are survivors, these good men and I.'

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Odysseus knows that Poseidon is the Cyclops’ father.
B
Odysseus is afraid the Cyclops will steal their ship.
C
Odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.
D
Odysseus does not know what has happened to his ship.
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heroiccarelesscruelhonest

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heroic
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careless
C
cruel
D
honest
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then I sent out two picked men and a runnerto learn what race of men that land sustained. They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters,who showed no will to do us harm, onlyoffering the sweet Lotus to our friends—but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus,never cared to report, nor to return:they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland.

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The men sent by Odysseus to investigate the land they had landed upon became forgetful after eating Lotus plants.
B
The Lotus-Eaters meant no harm and simply offered the Lotus plant to Odysseus’s men as a gesture of kindness.
C
The Lotus was a sweet plant that made men forget everything except the idea of obtaining and eating more Lotus plants.
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The men sent ashore by Odysseus were swayed by the hospitality of the Lotus-Eaters and abandoned the idea of returning home.
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In The Odyssey - Amphimedon, what motivates Odysseus to dress as a beggar?

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He is trying to be humble.
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He wants to surprise Penelope.
C
He is angry at Amphimedon.
D
He wants revenge against the suitors.
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The Odyssey - Elpenor is an epic poem because it features a(n)

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character summoning and talking to the dead.
B
character sacrificing animals on a remote island.
C
invocation to an ancient Greek goddess.
D
important event in ancient Greek history.

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