Monsters
Witch goddess that lives on the island of Aeaea.
a. Circe b. Calypso c. Athena
Who is Circe?
Odysseus's father
a. Nestor b. Laertes c. Homer
Who is Laertes?
Circe Advises Odysseus to go to ...
a. Calypso's Island b. Pylos to speak to Nestor c. Land of the Dead
What is Land of the Dead.
One of Odysseus's bad qualities and means excessive pride.
a. oracle b. hubris c. epithet
What is hubris?
What does Polyphemus mean when he says, "Friends, Noman is murdering me by craft. Force there is none."
a. Odysseus tricked him so no one would him
b. Odysseus told the other cyclops that Polyphemus is trying to kill him.
What is Odysseus tricked him so no one would him.
One of Penelope's arrogant suitors (the leader of the suitors) .
a. Argos b. Laertes c. Antinous
Who is Antinous?
In order to help Odysseus, Athena appears to who in what characters' dreams?
a. Telemachus & Penelope b. Nausicaa & Telemachus
Who are Nausicaa & Telemachus?
This is a descriptive device that is used in place of a noun. It is used to characterize someone.
a. epithet b. Homeric simile c. myth
What is an epithet?
Which one is not a central theme in the Odyssey?
a. loyalty and friendship b. the epic journey c. home and family
What is loyalty and friendship?
First person Telemachus visitis to ask about his father
a. Aeolus b. Nestor c. Eumaeus
Who is Nestor?
For how long is Odysseus away from home?
a. 7 years b. 20 years c. 10 years
What is 20 years?
One of the four elements of an epic poem, along with history, legend, and folktale.
a. story b. oracle c. myth
What is myth?
What is significant about Odysseus's encounter with Argos?
a. Argos dies because he isn't fed b. Odysseus realized he neglected him c. Argos recognizes his master
What is Argos recognizing his master?
6 headed creater and giant whirl pool
a. Scylla & Charybdis b. Sirens and Cyclops c. Scylla and Circe
Who is Scylla and Charybdis?
A shepherd who helps Odysseus reclaim his throne.
a. Eumaeus b. Teiresias c. Antinous
Who is Eumaeus?
What literary element does Odysseus use to tell his part of the story?
a. suspense b. foreshadowing c. flash back
What is flash back?
Homer uses this extended device to compare two unlike things. It is a long simile, which usually starts with, "As when..."
a. myth b. epic c. Homeric simile
What is a Homeric simile?
How does Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?
a. The scar on his leg b. the clothes he is wearing c. the birthmark on his chest
What is scar on his leg?
A giant one-eyed monster son of Poseidon
a.Cyclops b. Charybdis c. Siren
Who is Cyclops?
Penelope's housemaid
A. Eurycleia B. Eumaeus C. Argos
Who is Eurycleia?
Why does Odysseus become angry when he reveals his true identity to Penelope?
a. Penelope never looked for him b. Penelope thinks he is joking c. Penelope chose a suitor and moved on
What is Penelope thinks he is joking.
A long poem, typically derived from oral tradition. It is usually about warriors and heroes.
a. oracle b. epic c. myth
What is an epic?
Explain this quote, "Teiresia, these are the threads of destiny the gods themselves have spun.
a. Zues is saying he can not help Odysseus b. Odysseues will not return home c. Odysseus has accepted his fate
What is Odysseus has accepted his fate.