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Question

# The Odyssey is essentially the story of Odysseus's triumph over

1. his own men's treachery.
2. temptations and obstacles.
3. his own weakness.
4. several hostile gods.

# The story of the Odyssey revolves around the deeds of

1. gods.
2. brutal monsters.
3. human beings.
4. seafarers.

# The anticipation of events that will occur later in the story, as specified both in Cyclops's curse and in Circe's warning, is an example of

1. climax building.
2. foreshadowing.
3. comparison.
4. scene setting.

# "Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and
crunching like a mountain lion - everything: innards, flesh, and
marrowbones."
This passage shows the author's skill in

1. creating character.
2. foreshadowing.
3. vivid description.
4. understatement.

# In the passage above, the long comparison of the Cyclops and a mountain lion is called a (an)

1. metaphor.
2. epithet.
3. epic simile.
4. personification.

# "Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the
ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and
sea."
That passage suggests or supports the Greek view of

1. the unending cruelty of the gods.
2. the necessity of divine guidance.
3. divine rule.
4. the gods' intervention in the lives of human beings.

Answer 1

first-story is about triumph temptations and obstacles.
second-revolves around the deeds of human beings
third-anticipation of events is foreshadowing
fourth-author's skilled in vivid description

Answer 2

Are you asking a question or telling us about Odysseus?

Answer 3

Sorry. You've got to take your own tests.