Ulysses and the Odyssey
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Who is the author of the modernist novel Ulysses?

  • Declan Kiberd
  • Homer
  • Sylvia Beach
  • James Joyce (correct)
  • Where was the entire work of Ulysses published?

  • London
  • Dublin
  • New York
  • Paris (correct)
  • Which journal first serialized parts of Ulysses?

  • The New Yorker
  • The Atlantic
  • The Times
  • The Little Review (correct)
  • What is Ulysses often considered in the literary world?

    <p>One of the most important works of modernist literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which character in Ulysses is parallel to Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey?

    <p>Leopold Bloom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the main themes of Ulysses?

    <p>The process of thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What controversy surrounded the publication of Ulysses in the United States?

    <p>Obscenity trial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which novel is regarded as one of the greatest literary works in history?

    <p>Ulysses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which character did Joyce consider to be the only all-round character in literature?

    <p>Odysseus/Ulysses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which episode does the action of the novel move from one side of Dublin Bay to the other?

    <p>Episode 16, Eumaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many books is Homer's Odyssey divided into?

    <p>24</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stuart Gilbert and Herbert Gorman release after publication to help defend Joyce from obscenity accusations and explain the work's structure?

    <p>A schema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which episode does not have chapter headings or titles?

    <p>Episode 18, Penelope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the novel's stream of consciousness technique, careful structuring, and experimental prose contribute to its reputation?

    <p>One of the greatest literary works in history</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which book did Joyce consult when he took the idiosyncratic rendering of some of the episode titles?

    <p>Les Phéniciens et l'Odyssée</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the protagonist of Ulysses?

    <p>Leopold Bloom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which character in Ulysses corresponds to Odysseus's son Telemachus?

    <p>Stephen Dedalus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does Ulysses take place?

    <p>Dublin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who corresponds to Odysseus's wife Penelope in Ulysses?

    <p>Molly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the episode in which Malachi Mulligan calls Stephen Dedalus up to the roof of the Sandycove Martello tower?

    <p>Telemachus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the episode in which Stephen Dedalus teaches a history class on the victories of Pyrrhus of Epirus?

    <p>Nestor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the protagonist in Episode 3, Proteus?

    <p>Stephen Dedalus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the famous line from Episode 3, Proteus?

    <p>&quot;history is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the narrative style in Episode 3, Proteus?

    <p>Stream of consciousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Leopold Bloom</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pork kidney</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is Molly Bloom having an affair with in Episode 4, Calypso?

    <p>Blazes Boylan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Defecating in the outhouse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What torments Bloom while he is at the post office in Episode 5, Lotus Eaters?

    <p>His wife's affair with Blazes Boylan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Bar of lemon soap</p> Signup and view all the answers

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