The Odyssey Vocabulary Quiz 2 Honors

Each question is worth 2 points; spelling counts.  Use the terms in the word bank to complete each question.

benefaction       berth       brazen         buffeted       cache        caveat        citadel       
clamber        colonnade        concubine       

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a warning against certain acts

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climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

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a woman who cohabits with an important man

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a place where a craft can be made fast

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unrestrained by convention or propriety

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a hidden storage space

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an act intending or showing kindness and goodwill

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structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

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a stronghold for shelter during a battle

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pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

You will use only 5 terms from the word bank above to complete these sentences.  Each question is worth 2 points.

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Many of the temples celebrating Greek gods had a beautiful ___________ to walk past before you would get to the alter.

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When you really think about it the Trojan horse was really a giant _________.

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The walls of Troy were __________ by the Greeks for ten years before Odysseus thought of the Trojan Horse.

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The Greeks inside the Trojan Horse waited for everything to be quiet so the could safely ________ down into the city of Troy and began the siege of the city.

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a warning against certain acts

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

a woman who cohabits with an important man

a place where a craft can be made fast

unrestrained by convention or propriety

a hidden storage space

an act intending or showing kindness and goodwill

structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

a stronghold for shelter during a battle

pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

Many of the temples celebrating Greek gods had a beautiful ___________ to walk past before you would get to the alter.

When you really think about it the Trojan horse was really a giant _________.

The walls of Troy were __________ by the Greeks for ten years before Odysseus thought of the Trojan Horse.

The Greeks inside the Trojan Horse waited for everything to be quiet so the could safely ________ down into the city of Troy and began the siege of the city.

The walls of Troy worked as a _______________ for the people belonging to that city for many years.