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- In the Odyssey, which of Odysseus' traits allows him to triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge that Penelope sets for her suitors? (1 point)
his love for Penelope
his loyalty to the gods
his pride in his bow
his skill as a marksman
- Which of the following quotations from the Odyssey best illustrates the fact that the Cyclops shows no fear of Zeus? (1 point)
“’Strangers,’ he said, ‘who are you? And where from?’”
“Tell me, where was it, now, you left your ship—“
“but Cyclops went on filling up his belly / with manflesh and great gulps of whey,”
“When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose / lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire”
- Read the following passage about Odysseus from Part 2 of the Odyssey:
But the man skilled in all ways of contending,
satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,
like a musician, like a harper, when
with quiet hand upon his instrument
he draws between his thumb and forefinger
a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly
Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
What is the effect of the epic simile in this passage? (1 point)
It demonstrates Odysseus’s great skill as an archer.
It favorably compares Odysseus's method with that of other contenders.
It shows that Penelope can tell that the disguised man is Odysseus.
It illustrates the fact that other contenders are worried about Odysseus's skill as an archer.
his loyalty to the gods
his pride in his bow
his skill as a marksman
“Tell me, where was it, now, you left your ship—“
“but Cyclops went on filling up his belly / with manflesh and great gulps of whey,”
“When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose / lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire”
satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,
like a musician, like a harper, when
with quiet hand upon his instrument
he draws between his thumb and forefinger
a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly
Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
What is the effect of the epic simile in this passage? (1 point)
It demonstrates Odysseus’s great skill as an archer.
It favorably compares Odysseus's method with that of other contenders.
It shows that Penelope can tell that the disguised man is Odysseus.
It illustrates the fact that other contenders are worried about Odysseus's skill as an archer.
