Parts of Speech
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The prosecution will try to prove today that Odysseus, king of Ithaca, is a murderer, a thief, and a fraud.
prosecution, Odysseus, king, Ithaca, murderer, thief, fraud
Choose the correct verb:
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goddess of war and wisdom
Athena
The blind prophet
Tiresias
This is what happened during the altercation between Antinous and Odysseus.
Antinous throws a stool at Odysseus; Odysseus curses Antinous (may you never live to see your wedding day).
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
The trial will be intense, but I think it will be worth it.
will be, think, will be
Choose the correct verb:
The flock of geese (squawk, squawks) so loudly in the morning that I wake up.
squawks
goddess of love and beauty; was said to have emerged from the sea foam produced by Uranus' severed genitals
Aphrodite
Creon
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! This is how many days Odysseus survived at sea before he washed up on Calypso's island.
9 days
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
Many of the depositions will be lengthy and verbose, but quality information is necessary.
lengthy, verbose, quality, necessary
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Choose the correct verb:
Neither of the ducklings (know, knows) its mother.
knows
Son of Gaia and Uranus; father of the Olympians
Cronus
The god to whom the people of Thebes pray
Apollo
This was Telemachus' initial reaction to seeing his father for the first time.
He thought Odysseus was a god.
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
I have never seen a trial that was more perfectly prepared
never, more, perfectly
Choose the correct verb:
Either the pizza or the tacos (are, is) making everyone sick.
are
Wife of Hades; was kidnapped by Hades; it is summer when she is on Earth and winter when she is in the Underworld
Persephone
What happens to Oedipus at the end of the play?
He is banished from Thebes
This was Helios' ultimatum to the gods
Either punish Odysseus for killing my cattle, or I will go down and light the Underworld forever.
Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence:
The evidence presented in the trial will help the jury to decide if Odysseus belongs in jail.
in, in
Choose the correct verb:
The tourists or the tour guide (want, wants) to visit all of the monuments in one day.
wants
Calypso
This was the riddle of the Sphinx.
What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
A man.
The entire first part of the Odyssey is told in this literary device.
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