Ulysses and the Odyssey

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Who does Leopold Bloom correspond to in Homer's Odyssey?

  • Odysseus (correct)
  • Penelope
  • Nausikaa
  • Telemachus

What does Stephen Dedalus correspond to in Homer's Odyssey?

  • Penelope
  • Telemachus (correct)
  • Nausikaa
  • Odysseus

Who does Molly Bloom correspond to in Homer's Odyssey?

  • Nausikaa
  • Penelope (correct)
  • Odysseus
  • Telemachus

What is the name of the medical student who calls Stephen Dedalus up to the roof of the Sandycove Martello tower?

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What is the name of the student who stays behind after Stephen's history class?

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Who does Stephen Dedalus visit after his history class?

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What does Garrett Deasy ask Stephen to do with his letter?

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Who is the author of the modernist novel Ulysses?

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In which journal were parts of Ulysses first serialized?

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When was the entire work of Ulysses published?

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What is Ulysses considered to be in the field of literature?

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Who is the novel Ulysses named after?

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What is one of the themes explored in Ulysses?

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What is one of the controversies surrounding Ulysses?

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Which figure did Joyce first encounter in Charles Lamb's Adventures of Ulysses?

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What is the name of Bloom's home in Ulysses?

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In which episode does the action of the novel begin in Sandycove?

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How many books is Ulysses divided into?

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According to Joyce, what did he put in Ulysses to keep the professors busy for centuries?

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How many episodes are there in Ulysses?

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Which work did Stuart Gilbert and Herbert Gorman release after publication to help defend Joyce from obscenity accusations?

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Which episode of the novel is known for its stream of consciousness narrative style and obscure references?

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What is Stephen Dedalus's famous claim in Episode 3, Proteus?

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Who is the second protagonist introduced in Episode 4, Calypso?

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What does Leopold Bloom buy from a butcher in Episode 4, Calypso?

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What does Bloom do while reading a magazine story in the outhouse in Episode 4, Calypso?

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What does Bloom collect from the post office in Episode 5, Lotus Eaters?

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What does Bloom buy from a chemist in Episode 5, Lotus Eaters?

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What do the letters I.N.R.I. or I.H.S. on the priest's back in the Catholic church service represent in Episode 5, Lotus Eaters?

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Who does Bantam Lyons mistakenly think Bloom is offering a racing tip for in Episode 5, Lotus Eaters?

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Who is the author of the collection of short stories Dubliners?

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What is the theme that Joyce explores in Dubliners?

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How many times did Joyce submit Dubliners to publishers before it was finally published?

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What is the central idea behind the stories in Dubliners?

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In what order are the stories in Dubliners divided?

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What is the publication date of Dubliners?

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Which novel by Joyce features many characters from Dubliners in minor roles?

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Which publisher initially refused to set one of the stories in James Joyce's collection, Dubliners?

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What did Joyce offer to do when Maunsel & Roberts refused to publish Dubliners?

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What did the printers do when Joyce arrived to collect the sheets of Dubliners from Maunsel & Roberts?

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Which publisher eventually agreed to publish Dubliners?

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Which story in Dubliners features a young boy who hears less-than-flattering stories about a deceased priest?

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Which story in Dubliners features two schoolboys encountering a perverted, middle-aged man?

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Which story in Dubliners features a boy who falls in love with his friend's sister and fails to buy her a gift?

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Which two types of critics are often discussed when analyzing Joyce's Dubliners?

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Which story in Dubliners has been classified as a novella?

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What is the main focus of Gabriel Conroy's epiphany in 'The Dead'?

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How does Joyce prevent conclusive critical analysis of Dubliners?

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What is the title of the film adaptation of 'The Dead' directed by John Huston?

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What is the name of the radio series that broadcast dramatizations of several stories from Dubliners?

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What is the chronological progression of stories in Dubliners?

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Who directed the short film adaptation of 'Araby' in 1999?

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Which story from Dubliners was read by Stephen Rea on RTÉ Radio 1 in April 2012?

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Who wrote the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of 'The Dead'?

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In what year did the musical adaptation of 'The Dead' premiere?

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Who performed the role of Corley in the modern retelling of 'Two Gallants' released as a short film in 2014?

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Which actor read all fifteen stories from Dubliners on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014?

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Who directed the musical adaptation of 'The Dead'?

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Which story from Dubliners was adapted into a short film by Irish actor Carl Finnegan in 2014?

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Who read 'The Sisters' on RTÉ Radio 1?

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Flashcards

Leopold Bloom's Odyssey counterpart?

Odysseus

Stephen Dedalus's Odyssey counterpart?

Telemachus

Molly Bloom's Odyssey counterpart?

Penelope

Name of student on Sandycove tower?

Malachi 'Buck' Mulligan

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Student who stays after Stephen's class?

Cyril Sargent

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Whom does Stephen visit after class?

Garrett Deasy

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Deasy's request for Stephen?

Deliver it to a newspaper office for printing

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Who is the author of Ulysses?

James Joyce

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Journal that serialized Ulysses?

The Little Review

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When was Ulysses fully published?

2 February 1922

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Ulysses' place in literature?

One of the most important works of modernist literature

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Ulysses named after whom?

Odysseus

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A theme explored in Ulysses?

The early 20th-century context of modernism

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A controversy surrounding Ulysses?

An obscenity trial in the United States

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Joyce's first encountered figure?

Odysseus/Ulysses

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Bloom's home address?

7 Eccles Street

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Novel's action begins in Sandycove in which episode?

Episode 4, Calypso

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How many books are in Ulysses?

Three

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What keeps professors busy in Ulysses?

Enigmas and puzzles

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How many episodes in Ulysses?

18

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Work defending Joyce from obscenity?

The schema

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Episode with stream of consciousness?

Episode 3, Proteus

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Stephen's famous 'Proteus' claim?

'History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake'

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Second protagonist introduced in Episode 4?

Leopold Bloom

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What Bloom buys from the butcher?

Pork kidney

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Bloom's activity in the outhouse?

Defecating

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What does Bloom collect from the post office?

A love letter

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What is purchased from the chemist?

Lemon soap

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Meaning of I.N.R.I. or I.H.S.?

I have sinned or I have suffered

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Who'se thinking Bloom is offering a racing tip?

Blazes Boylan

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