Odyssey Multiple Choice Practice Test Excerpt 2

He bent to drink the somber blood and then he spoke:

“Great Captain, a fair wind and the honey lights of home
are all you seek.  But anguish lies ahead;    
the god who thunders on the land prepares it,
not to be shaken from your track, implacable,
in rancor for the son whose eye you blinded.
One narrow strait may take you through his blows:
denial of yourself, restraint of your shipmates.    
When you make landfall on Thrinakia first
and quit the violet sea, dark on the land
you’ll find the grazing herd of Helios
by whom all things are seen, all speech is known.”

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What prophet is speaking in the quote above?

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To whom is the speaker speaking?

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Who is alluded to in the quote "the god who thunders on the land prepares it"?

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Which of the following lines best suggests the central external, ongoing conflict of the epic?

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To which adventure does "One narrow strait may take you through his blows" refer?

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To which adventure does "denial of yourself, restraint of your shipmates" refer?

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What prophet is speaking in the quote above?

To whom is the speaker speaking?

Who is alluded to in the quote "the god who thunders on the land prepares it"?

Which of the following lines best suggests the central external, ongoing conflict of the epic?

To which adventure does "One narrow strait may take you through his blows" refer?

To which adventure does "denial of yourself, restraint of your shipmates" refer?

The reference to the cattle of Lord Helios is example of which literary device?