Vocabulary - Parts I & II
What is the word that means..."to get revenge" ?
Avenge
How many years has it been since Odysseus was last home in Ithaca?
Who initially provides Odysseus with an update of what has happened in Ithaca once he has returned?
Athena
Who does Telemachus think he is speaking to when he first sees Odysseus?
A group of people who have run away from danger are called...
fugitives
What is the name of the poem that comes before the Odyssey? What is it about?
The Illiad; the Trojan War
How many men does Odysseus start his journey home from Troy with? How many arrive with him in Ithaca?
600; Zero
If I took something from you by force, you would say that I ______ it.
Plundered
How would the Odyssey be read in Homer's time?
It would be performed orally and Homer himself would perform the poem, usually during a big party.
What is the name of Odysseus' dog who sees him after twenty years and then closes his eyes and dies?
Argus
An adjective that means confusing or bewildering
bemusing
Queen Helen of Sparta was kidnapped by Prince Paris of Troy.
Why does Penelope suggest moving Odysseus’s bed?
To see if Odysseus is actually her husband
Changing my outward appearance would mean that I had changed my _______.
guise
What was Odysseus' major contribution to the Trojan War and how did it help the Greeks win the war?
He came up with the idea to create the Trojan Horse and it allowed Greek soldiers to hide inside it and then attack the city from within.
What is the test Penelope sets for the suitors and who wins the contest?
She challenges them to string Odysseus' bow and hit several targets, and Odysseus wins the contest.
Why is the first part of the Odyssey (Part I) considered a flashback?
At the start of Part I, he has been found by the Phaecians and they ask him to tell his story from the beginning.