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Odyssey

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    Odyssey
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  • When did the Greek alphabet first appear?
    1000 CE
    800 CE
    8th century BCE
    5th century BCE
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  • Which of the following elements helped the rhapsodes remember and recite the poem?
    Organizing the poem into sections
    Stories that were familiar to audiences
    Memorised passages, or “set pieces”
    The fact that "Odyssey" is a sequel to the "Iliad"
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  • Which of the following themes unites both "Iliad" and "Odyssey"?
    The exemplary leadership of Achilles
    The strength of the Greek city-state
    Characters’ hubris in thinking themselves superior to the go
    The kindness of strangers
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  • What is xenia?
    Excessive pride
    The specific meter used by the rhapsodes
    A code of hospitality
    Wrath of the gods
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  • Which god has hindered Odysseus’ journey home?
    Poseidon
    Aphrodite
    Zeus
    Athena
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  • The "Odyssey" is a ____________ line poem.
    120,000
    1200
    12,000
    120
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  • Rhapsodes were oral __________.
    singers
    actors
    rappers
    poets
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  • It is believed that _____________ was the author of "Odyssey".
    Marge
    Bart
    Homer
    Burns
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  • The original "Odyssey" has never been changed.
    True
    False
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  • The word "rhapsode" means...
    bringing forward
    stitching together
    shuffling rapidly
    being isolated
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  • Odysseus's passage home was smooth as everything was very well organised and the crew didn't encounter any mishaps.
    True
    False
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  • Historians, linguists and archeologists have spent centuries searching for the ruins of __________.
    Athens
    Partheon
    Hisarlik
    Troy
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