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30-SECOND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SHOWDOWN!
100
Who is Eumaeus?
The loyal swineherd who was hospitable towards Odysseus when he first arrived on the island disguised as a beggar. He also helped Odysseus conquer the suitors.
100
Name three ways in which Odysseus has received supernatural aid. (This could be in for form of secret tricks, advice, or anything that helps the hero on his journey.)
possible answers: -Tiresias, the blind prophet gave him advice on how to reach home -Athena disguised Odysseus as a beggar -Athena gave Odysseus youth and beauty -Circe gave Odysseus the advice to go to the Land of the Dead -Athena gave Odysseus the idea to poke the Cyclops' eye out -Apollo "guided" Odysseus's shot to kill Antinous
100
Toward the end of Part II, how does Penelope test Odysseus?
She tricks him into telling her the "secret" of their bed, which is that one of the bedposts is carved out of a tree trunk.
100
the archetypal White Goddess
Athena, because she is a supernatural force of good and purity that helps Odysseus along his journey.
100
Rephrase the following lines: “Then a seaborne death/soft as this hand of mist will come upon you/when you are wearied out with rich old age”
You will die a gentle death at sea when you are an old man.
200
What is the name of Odysseus's son?
Telemachus
200
Give examples of Odysseus's "Road of Trials."
200
Which of Telemachus’ actions best demonstrates his obedience to his father?
He follows his father's orders by hiding all of the suitors' weapons and armor. He also personally comes to the aid of his father during battle with the suitors and offers to get him armor.
200
the archetypal Damsel in Distress
Penelope because she is trapped by the suitors and has to be rescued by the hero, Odysseus.
200
What two things are being compared in this epic simile? "But the man skilled in all ways of contending, satisfied by the great bow’s look and heft, like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly Odysseus in one motion strung the bow."
Odysseus's skill while stringing his bow is being compared to a musician's skill stringing a harp
300
Who is Antinous?
The lead suitor who was the most arrogant and ill-mannered of all the suitors.
300
Where does Odysseus's hero's journey reach a low point where the hero nearly gives up on his quest or appears defeated?
When he is washed ashore after all of his men and his ship are destroyed by Zeus.
300
Odysseus’ slaughter of the suitors shows that ancient Greece held which of the following cultural values? A. violence is never justified. B. Even heroes sometimes allow their emotions to get the best of them. C. Intelligence is more highly prized that physical strength. D. Revenge is sometimes justified, even if it involves killing.
D.
300
The archetypal Creature of Nightmare
Cyclops, because he is a perversion of the human body (giant with one eye) and he threatens Odysseus's life.
300
What two things are being compared in the following passage from "Scylla and Charybdis"? "I happened to glance aft at ship and oarsmen and caught sight of their arms and legs, dangling high overhead. Voices came down to me in anguish, calling my name for the last time. A man surfcasting on a point of rock for bass or mackerel, whipping his long rod to drop the sinker and the bait far out, will hook a fish and rip it from the surface to dangle wriggling through the air: so these were born aloft in spasms toward the cliff."
His men squirming in the grips of Scylla are being compared to fish squirming on the end of a fisherman's line.
400
Describe Odysseus's wife.
Her name is Penelope and she is extremely loyal to Odysseus. We know this because she held off from marrying the suitors for as long as she could, and she never believed that Odysseus was dead. She is also very intelligent because she tricked the suitors into delaying the marriage for four years by weaving and unweaving Laertes' shroud.
400
Describe Odysseus's archetypal "resurrection".
He experiences the death of his ego (hubris) and is emotionally "resurrected" as a more humble man. Also he is physically resurrected by Athena, since she makes him younger and gives him "new skin."
400
Which of the following is an important theme in Part 2 of the Odyssey? A. Good triumphs over evil B. Separation weakens relationships. C. The quest for power never ends D. Old age triumphs over youth.
A.
400
archetypal Underworld
The Land of the Dead, where Odysseus literally travels into the opening of the underworld, but he also faces a dark side of the self, which is facing the grief from finding out his mother has died, and also having to fight her spirit off from getting the sacrifice.
400
What is being compared in the following epic simile? "Think of a catch that fishermen haul in to a half-moon bay in a fine-meshed net from the whitecaps of the sea: how all are poured out on the sand, in throes for the salt sea, twitching their cold lives away in Helios's fiery air: so lay the suitors heaped on one another."
The bodies of the (nearly) dead suitors to a pile of (nearly) dead fish poured out onto the sand.
500
The episode about Argus is important to the plot because it emphasizes ___________________.
Either the length of time that Odysseus was gone on his journey, or the lack of loyalty that the servants had while Odysseus was gone.
500
In the hero's journey, the threshold is a boundary between the known and unknown world where the testing of the hero will take place. At what point does he cross the threshold back into the known world?
This step is represented by the Hero taking what he has learned on his quest and beginning to use it in his homeland. For Odysseus, this is exactly what happens. Instead of barging in and killing the suitors, he is patient and relies on the gods for help and advice. He is beginning to use what he has learned, and he even encourages Telemachus to do the same.
500
Why does Penelope cleverly design a Bow and Arrow challenge for the suitors? (Keep in mind that she doesn't want to marry any of the suitors.)
She knows that none of the suitors would be able to complete the challenge using Odysseus's bow except for Odysseus himself. Therefore, she thought that none of the suitors would qualify to marry her.
500
the archetypal Haven vs. Wilderness (Places of safety that contrast sharply against a dangerous wilderness)
The safety of the Phaecians, Circe's island, and Ithaca contrasting with the dangers of the Sirens, the Cyclops, and Scylla and Charybdis.
500
What is being compared in the following epic simile? "Now from his breast into his eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went down under Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea."
Odysseus's longing for his wife is compared to a swimmer's longing for land after his ship went down.