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Gods/Goddesses
Revenge
Homecoming
Penelope
Literary Terms
100

Who is the god/goddess that helps Odysseus during his return/revenge?

Athena

100

What is the most important part of Odysseus and Telemachus' plan? 

Do not tell anyone Odysseus is back on Ithaca 

100

When he arrives on Ithaca, Odysseus is disguised as what? 

A beggar

100

How does Penelope try to hold off choosing a suitor to marry?

She says she'll decide once she completes weaving a shroud, however she undoes the weaving to delay the process. 
100

True or false: The Odyssey was originally written in old English

False, it was originally written in ancient Greek

200

Who tells Calypso to release Odysseus from her island?

Hermes (under direction of Zeus)

200

Most suitors die via what method? (Odysseus' weapon of choice)

Shot by an arrow

200

When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, someone else has also recently returned, who is it?

Telemachus, from his journey searching for Odysseus 

200

Does Penelope recognize Odysseus through his disguise? Yes or no? 

No

200
What is the name of the other epic by Homer, the predecessor of The Odyssey? 

The Iliad

300

Who sends an omen during "The Challenge" scene? 

Zeus (thunder cracking)

300

Approximately how many suitors die during Odysseus' revenge?

200 men

300

What is the name of Odysseus' dog that he left behind to fight in the Trojan war?

Argus

300

How does Penelope test Odysseus to make sure he is truly him?

She moves their bed

300

The Odyssey is what genre of literature?

An epic poem

400

What is the name of the "Home of the Gods"

Mount Olympus 
400
Apart from having Athena on his side, Odysseus wins against the suitors because they did not respect...

Hospitality/guest's rights/the gods

400

Who is the first person Odysseus interacts with when arriving on Ithaca?

Eumaeus, the swine herder

400
Penelope declares a challenge to select one of the suitors to marry, what is the challenge?

String Odysseus bow, and shoot an arrow through 12 axe-handle bolts

400

This term was actually a Jeopardy category last time we played, what are those little descriptors/titles given to characters/things called? 

Homeric epithets 

500

In the last part of the story, Odysseus hair is compared to metal made from this god...

Hephaestus 

500

Apart from being killed by arrow, what is similar about the deaths of Antinous and Eurymachus? 

When they die they knock bread, wine, and meat off the table (symbolic of the downfall of the suitors).
500

Two individuals recognize Odysseus through the disguise (one is in our text, the other comes from the film)?

Argus, his old dog, and Eurycleia, his old wet nurse/maid 

500

What is the name of the maid who betrays Penelope?

Melanthe

500

The ending of The Odyssey is so satisfying because it relies on this literary term (when you know more than a character)...

Dramatic irony