The god of the sea who will not let Odysseus go home.
Who is Poseidon.
100
A person, place, thing or idea.
What is a noun.
100
This part of the story resolves the conflict.
What is resolution.
100
Confused and panicked, he made irrational comments.
An irrational comment is:
a. illogical
b. predictable
c. convincing
d. simplistic
What is a. illogical
100
The Greek root meaning city.
What is polis.
200
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus by this.
What is a scar on his leg.
200
" In, Over, Of " are which part of speech
What is a preposition.
200
These two things are included in the basic situation (exposition).
What is characters and conflict.
200
As she had only superficial knowledge of the law, she consulted a legal expert.
Superficial knowledge is:
a. biased.
b. shallow
c. false
d. thorough
What is b. shallow.
200
The Greek root meaning tree.
What is dendron.
300
Penelope begins to weave this to buy time so that she will not have to choose a suitor.
What is burial shroud.
300
You are wearing an ugly sweater.
The word "you" is this part of speech.
What is pronoun.
300
These are the two types of characterization and the difference between the two.
What is indirect and direct. Direct - author says it, indirect - character says or does
300
On rainy days, clouds obscure the mountaintop from view.
To obscure something is to:
a. highlight it
b. change it
c. exaggerate it
d. conceal it
What is d. conceal it
300
The Greek root meaning heat.
What is thermos.
400
This number of men die to Charybdis (in the book).
What is zero
400
Write a sentence that contains a preposition and an adverb.
( Mrs. B will judge )
400
Jill says, "I just love Jan! She dresses cute and she always lets me copy off of her work in class."
This detail is an example of which type of characterization.
What is indirect.
400
Only one candidate advocates using the land for a parking lot instead of a park.
A politician who advocates something:
a. disagrees with it
b. understands it
c. prevents it
d. supports it
What is d. supports it
400
Someone who is afraid of the sun.
What is a heliophobe.
500
Hermes gives this to Odysseus so that Circe's honeywine will not turn affect him.
What is moly.
500
The eight "be" verbs.
What is am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been.
500
Stan is failing English. After his team epically fails at the Jeopardy final review, he says, "Well, I'm obviously going to ace English this year!"
This is an example of which type of irony.
What is verbal irony.
500
Only affluent people shop at the elegant, expensive store.
An affluent family is:
a. wealthy
b. close-knit
c. proud
d. happy