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100
Who is Odysseus' son?
Telemachus
100
What is Odysseus' home?
Ithaca
100
What does name does Odysseus give the Cyclops when the Cyclops asks for his name?
Nohbody
100
What animal dies after Odysseus comes back to Ithaca?
His dog
100
What physical feature reveals Odysseus to the Nurse?
A scar
200
Other than Telemachus, there were two faithful servants of Odysseus. One was the cowherd. Who was the other servant?
Eumaeus
200
In what natural formation do Odysseus and his men encounter the Cyclops?
A cave.
200
What happened after Odysseus' men drank Circe's wine?
They turned into pigs.
200
What does Penelope do to keep the suitors away for a few years?
By day she weaved a shroud and by night she destroyed what she had wove.
200
What code is constantly violated throughout the poem?
The code of hospitality.
300
Who does Odysseus tell his story to in the first part of The Odyssey?
King Alcinuous
300
In what place did Odysseus fight in a war?
Troy
300
Three monsters barred the way for Odysseus and his men after they left Circe's island. Name 2.
The Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis
300
Which suitor is the first to die?
Antinuous
300
Who was the man who wrote "The Hero with a Thousand Faces?"
Joseph Campbell
400
Which Greek god is punishing Odysseus by not allowing him to get home?
Posiedon
400
To what place does Odysseus have to go to speak to Tireseas?
The Land of the Dead
400
Between Scylla and Charybdis, which one is the most dangerous?
Charybdis
400
What happens as Odysseus inspects his bow?
The suitors all make fun of him.
400
How many heads does Scylla have?
6
500
What is the Cyclops' name?
Polyphemus
500
What island did Odysseus FIRST land on after Troy?
The Island of the Cicones
500
Where does Odysseus lose most of his men?
The Laestyrgonians
500
What animal metaphor does Homer use to describe the scene of slaughter?
A hawk, or bird, attacking another animal.
500
What do the sirens look like from far away? What are they really?
Beautiful maidens / Harpies