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Vocabulary - Parts I & II
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PART II
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What is the word that means..."to get revenge" ?

Avenge

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How many years has it been since Odysseus was last home in Ithaca?

20 years
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Who initially provides Odysseus with an update of what has happened in Ithaca once he has returned?

Athena

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Who does Telemachus think he is speaking to when he first sees Odysseus?

A god in disguise
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A group of people who have run away from danger are called...

fugitives

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What is the name of the poem that comes before the Odyssey? What is it about?

The Illiad; the Trojan War

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Who is the arrogant and cruel leader of the suitors?
Antinous
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How many men does Odysseus start his journey home from Troy with? How many arrive with him in Ithaca?

600; Zero

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If I took something from you by force, you would say that I ______ it. 

Plundered

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How would the Odyssey be read in Homer's time?

It would be performed orally and Homer himself would perform the poem, usually during a big party.

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What is the plan that Telemachus and Odysseus come up with to take revenge on the suitors?
Odysseus will appear as a beggar and once Athena has given them a sign to attack, Telemachus and Odysseus will kill them. In the meantime, Telemachus will hide the weapons so that only Odysseus and Telemachus have weapons.
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What is the name of Odysseus' dog who sees him after twenty years and then closes his eyes and dies?

Argus

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An adjective that means confusing or bewildering

bemusing

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What caused the Trojan War?

Queen Helen of Sparta was kidnapped by Prince Paris of Troy.

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How does Odysseus avoid answering Penelope’s questions?
He claims it is too painful to recall the past.
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Why does Penelope suggest moving Odysseus’s bed?

To see if Odysseus is actually her husband

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Changing my outward appearance would mean that I had changed my _______.

guise

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What was Odysseus' major contribution to the Trojan War and how did it help the Greeks win the war?

He came up with the idea to create the Trojan Horse and it allowed Greek soldiers to hide inside it and then attack the city from within.

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What is the test Penelope sets for the suitors and who wins the contest?

She challenges them to string Odysseus' bow and hit several targets, and Odysseus wins the contest.

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Why is the first part of the Odyssey (Part I) considered a flashback? 

At the start of Part I, he has been found by the Phaecians and they ask him to tell his story from the beginning.