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In Book 22 of The Odyssey, what happens to the disloyal female servants?
A. Athena turns them all into snakes.
B. Odysseus forgives the ones who repent.
C. Odysseus kills them all with his bow and arrows.
D. They are made to clean up all the blood, and then they are hanged.

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In Book 12 of The Odyssey, how do Odysseus and his men honor the last wish of Elpenor?
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C. They give him the proper funeral rites.
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In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which of the following is NOT an obstacle for the hero?
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B. Scarecrow
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In "By the Waters of Babylon," what can the reader infer has happened in the past to the people of New York?
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C. They were eaten by wild dogs.
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Which of the following events in Book 9 of The Odyssey is an example of Odysseus foolishly show his pride and arrogance?
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D. When he tells Polyphemus his real name
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What does Hiawatha bring back to Nokomis and his friends after defeating Pearl Feather in "Hiawatha and Pearl Feather"?
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D. Treasure from Pearl Feather
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In Book 11 of The Odyssey, what does Tiresias warn Odysseus NOT to do if he wants to ever get home?
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C. Stay longer with Circe
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In Book 12 of The Odyssey, Odysseus describes the most sickening sight that he saw throughout all his voyages as what?
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B. Scylla carrying off six of his men
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What is the primary goal of Theseus's quest in "The Minotaur"?
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B. To get home
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In Book 9 of The Odyssey, what convention of the epic is Homer using in the following passage?

"When the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, we admired the island and wandered all over it…"
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A. Allusion
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In Book 22 of The Odyssey, what do the suitors assume when Odysseus shoots and kills Antinous?
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C. That the beggar has killed Antinous accidentally
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In The Odyssey, how long do Odysseus and his men reside with Circe?
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B. One year
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In Black Elk's great vision, what does the Blue Man NOT represent?
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B. Peacemakers
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In Book 23 of The Odyssey, who is the last person in the household to learn that Odysseus has returned?
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C. Penelope
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In Book 9 of The Odyssey, what convention of the epic is Homer using in the following passage?

"As a blacksmith plunges an axe or hatchet into cold water to temper it…it makes a great hiss as he does so, even thus did the Cyclops' eye hiss round the beam of olive wood..."
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B. Epic simile
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In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, what supernatural talisman or weapon does the hero have?
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B. Shoes
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In Book 22 of The Odyssey, why does Telemachus leave Odysseus after a few of the suitors have been killed?
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A. He goes to get armor and weapons.
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In Book 23 of The Odyssey, when Eurycleia tells Penelope that Odysseus is home and has killed the suitors, what is Penelope's response?
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D. Penelope is sure that it must be some god in disguise punishing the suitors.
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In Book 12 of The Odyssey, Homer uses which convention in the following passage?

"…Charybdis kept sucking up the salt water. As she vomited it up, it was like the water in a cauldron when it is boiling over upon a great fire, and the spray reached the top of the rocks on either side."
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B. Epic simile
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In "Hiawatha and Pearl Feather," what is special about Hiawatha's mittens?
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B. They give him extra strength.
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In "By the Waters of Babylon," what does John learn about the gods?
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D. They were men.
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In Book 9 of The Odyssey, why does Odysseus not kill the Cyclops when he has the chance?
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C. He would have been trapped in the cave.
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What is happening back in Ithaca during Odysseus's long absence in The Odyssey?
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D. Young men have moved into Odysseus's castle.
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In "By the Waters of Babylon," what does John's father mean when he says this?

"Truth is a hard deer to hunt. If you eat too much truth at once, you may die of the truth."
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A. It is better if the truth comes little by little than all at once.
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In The Odyssey, Homer calls Odysseus "The man of twists and turns." What epic convention is this?
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A. Epithet
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In Black Elk's great vision, what is NOT given to him as a special weapon or tool?
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A. Bow
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In "The Great Vision," what can the reader infer is the most logical reason Black Elk's parents do not realize that he has been on his quest?
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B. His body never left the tepee.
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In Book 11 of The Odyssey, we find out that a member of Odysseus's crew, Elpenor, has died. How does he die?
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C. He falls off Circe's roof and breaks his neck.
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Homer begins The Odyssey in this way: "Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story…" What epic convention is this?
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C. Invocation to the muse
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In The Odyssey, Homer describes Odysseus stringing his mighty bow as if he were a musician with a harp. What epic convention is this?
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D. Homeric simile
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In Book 23 of The Odyssey, how does Penelope test Odysseus?
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B. She gauges his reaction to a suggestion that they move her bed.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of how Odysseus meets the qualifications of an epic hero in The Odyssey?
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B. He is exceptionally strong and intelligent.
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In Book 9 of The Odyssey, why do the other Cyclopes not come to the aid of Polyphemus?
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C. They do not believe anyone is hurting him.
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What/who gives Hiawatha the secret to defeating his enemy in "Hiawatha and Pearl Feather"?
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D. Woodpecker
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In Book 9 of The Odyssey, which of the following is NOT a method used by Odysseus to defeat Polyphemus?
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D. Using a magic herb
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In Book 22 of The Odyssey, what happens to the disloyal female servants?
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D. They are made to clean up all the blood, and then they are hanged.