Vocabulary
Literary Terms
Epic terms
Plot
Characters
100
Antonym for benevolent?
What is malevolent?
100
A comparison between two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
100
Odysseus, master mariner of the seas is an example of what?
What is an epithet?
100
We learn in Chapter 1 that Okonkwo is revered in Umoufia. Why?
He is the greatest wrestler in the nine surrounding villages. His greatest defeat was over Amalinze the cat.
100
"Nohbdy is hurting me!" Who said it?
Who is Polyphemus?
200
Odysseus is a character well known for his exceptional bravery. Which vocabulary word is a synonym for bravery?
What is prowess?
200
"A toad doesn't run in the day time for nothing" is an example of which literary term?
What is a proverb?
200
Saying that my dog "passed away" instead of died is an example of this term.
What is a euphemism?
200
What did the Oracle tell Unoka when he went to visit her?
She told him that he needed to work harder and stop being so lazy. He would not grow yams by staring at the earth.
200
" Listen with care to this, now, and a god will arm your mind. Square in your ship's path are Sirens crying beauty to bewitch your men coasting by; woe to the innocent who hears that sound!"Who said it?
Who is Circe?
300
How are the words deft and agile related?
They are synonyms for one another.
300
Two characters that are mirror opposites; they have many things in common but differ in fundamental beliefs
What are foils?
300
From the heavens, Zeus threw a thunderbolt at Odysseus' ship, wrecking it to pieces. This is am example of which term?
What is an allusion?
300
How does Odysseus end up on Calypso's island?
Zeus throws a thunderbolt and destroy Odysseus' ship. All of his men die and he washes up on her island, all alone.
300
"Look at that wall, look at those lines of chalk...each group there represents a debt to someone, and each stroke is one hundred cowries. You see, I owe that man a thousand cowries." Who said it?
Who is Unoka?
400
What happens in the senior lounge is a(n) ________________ matter as only the senior class knows.
What is esoteric?
400
That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable and rotting yams. Which literary term is this the best example of?
What is a simile?
400
This character is purely for comic relief; they are often a friend or side kick of the hero.
What is the trickster?
400
When Okonkwo returned to Umoufia after his exile, how had the village changed? List 2 changes.
Nwoye had converted to Christianity and adopted a Christian name. Mr. Brown had been replaced by Mr. Smith. A church had been built and it was thriving with converts.
400
"It's true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats its child, it seeks sympathy in its mother's hut. A man belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life is sweet. But where there is sorrow and bitterness he finds refuge in his motherland." Who said it?
Who is Uchendu (Okonkwo's maternal uncle)?
500
Husbands will often describe their wives as __________________ in that they don't understand the needs and desires of women.
What is elusive?
500
Igbo people are supposed to respect harmony within the Week of Peace. We would expect the Igbo people to therefore, be harmonious. It is unexpected when Okonkwo beats his wife during this time of peace. Is this an example of situational irony? Why or why not?
It is NOT an example of irony. The narrator explained Okonkwo's nature very clearly to the reader in that he was rash, violent, and reckless. Therefore, it is expected for our main character to react impulsively.
500
How do all epic poems begin?
With an invocation to the muses.
500
Why did the clan of Umoufia burn down the church?
Enoch, one of Christianity's most devout converts, had unmasked an egwugwu. This action was an unthinkable disgrace to the clan.
500
FINAL JEOPARDY Explain two ways Odysseus and Okonkwo are different in terms of their personalities and their journeys.
Answers may vary but should touch on tragic heroes, epic heroes, tragic flaws, plot of an epic hero, tragic endings, etc.
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