Sappho
The Odyssey
Odysseus
Gods
The Hero's Journey
100
Sappho lived on which island?
What is the island of Lisbos?
100
The Odyssey is the voyage of which Greek man?
What is Odysseus?
100
Odysseus is from what city/region in Greece?
What is Ithaca?
100
Who is the king of the Gods?
What is Zeus?
100
What are the two main areas of the Hero's journey which the Hero crosses when Crossing the Threshold ?
What is the known and the unknown -- or -- the home and the journey ?
200
Sappho wrote poems about which subject?
What is love, relationships, family life
200
The Odyssey took place on which sea?
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
What was Odysseus's Call to Adventure ?
What is the return to his family, Penelope and Telemacus, and his home, Ithaca.
200
Who helped Odysseus on his journey (his assistance) - minimum of two...
What is Athena, his men (crewmates), Tiresias, Lord Helios,
200
Name four steps of the hero's journey - IN ORDER
What is the Call to Adventure, Crossing the Threshold, Assistance, Road of Trials, The Approach, The abyss, The transformation, the Treasure, the Return, Home, etc.
300
Sappho's "poems" that we still have are actually pieces of her original poems. These pieces are called?
What is Fragments?
300
What was Odysseus's final trial that involved his wife, Penelope?
What is the test of the placement of the bed -- carved out of a tree?
300
Who told Odysseus not to eat the cattle?
What is Tiresias?
300
Who is the grey-eyed goddess?
What is Athena?
300
The Hero's Journey was defined by which person?
What is Joseph Campbell?
400
Sappho used rhymes in her poems. True or false?
What is False?
400
Who is the author of the Odyssey and what was his profession?
What is Homer and he was a poet / writer / philosopher
400
After stabbing the Cyclops' eye with a stake, how does Odysseus escape the cave with his men?
What is they attach themselves to the sheep's' bellies and therefore smuggle themselves out with the sheep!
400
What country are "Romans" from ?
What is Italy?
400
Why is The Hero's Journey important to learn about in 9th grade English?
What is it is a pattern that many other stories follow. Therefore, when a student reads other books or writes about (analyzes) other stories, s/he can describe how it follows The Hero's Journey and how each step is represented.
500
Sappho had how many children (that we know of) ??
What is one!
500
The Odyssey is the second story in a two-part series. Which story is the first?
What is the Iliad?
500
Why does the crew tie Odysseus to their boat mast and plug their ears with beeswax?
What is so that Odysseus may hear the sirens singing without jumping overboard and drowning in the process.
500
What did the Romans call Poseidon?
What is Neptune?
500
Who is Joseph Campbell?
What is the creator of The Hero's Journey concept?