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Odysseus
Telemachus
Penelope
Plot and Themes
Connecting books and historical/current events
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Who was Odysseus disguised as?
A beggar
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What does Telemachus forget to lock after getting equipment to arm allies?
The storeroom
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How long did Penelope wait for Odysseus to return home?
20 years
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Which of the following occurred first? A.Odysseus kills Antinous B.All the suitors are slain C.Telemachus goes to the storeroom D.Penelope tried moving her bed
A.Odysseus kills Antinous
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Which two characters from "Romeo and Juliet" and the "Odyssey" have a similar role?
The Nurse and Eurycleia
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Who is the first suitor Odysseus kills?
Antinous
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Who does Telemachus kill with his spear after Eurymachus dies?
Amphinomus
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What did Penelope ask for after angering Odysseus?
Forgiveness
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Which of the following is the climax of the Odyssey? A.Odysseus encounters Scylla and Charybdis B.Odysseus' men eat Helios' cattle C.Odysseus is reunited with Telemachus D.Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Philoetius slaughter the suitors
D.Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Philoetius slaughter the suitors
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In the "The House on Mango street" by Sandra Cisneros, Esperanza can depend on her friends Rachel and Lucy. In the Odyssey, which friends does Odysseus have to depend on?
Eumaeus and Philoetius
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What is Athena disguised as and why?
Athena is disguised as a mentor to encourage Odysseus to still fight
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What does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do with the unloyal servant women?
Cut them down
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Why did the suitors want to marry Penelope?
To obtain Odysseus' wealth
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Justice is one of the themes of book 22. True or False?
True, justice is served when Odysseus kills all the suitors, restoring honor to his household
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On March 2013, a Indonesian maid named Karni was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. While Karni was killed because she killed her employer's four year old child, Telemachus killed some of his maids because they ___________.
slept with the suitors
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Who did Odysseus pray to before he shot Antinous?
Apollo
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What does Telemachus do to Penolope after not greeting her husband Odysseus, more lovingly after such a long period of abscence?
He rebukes her
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How did Penelope find out that the stranger was Odysseus?
By asking Eurycleia to remove their bed, which made him reveal their secret
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One reoccurring theme in the Odyssey, that appears in the suitors' slaughter is __________. A.Ignorance B.Compassion C.Vengeance D.Forgiveness
C.Vengeance
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In 2005, a Russian soldier named Leonid was presumed dead, but he returned home alive 10 years later. Both Odysseus and Leonid were part of the army ,but while Leonid deserted his unit, Odysseus _______.
helped win the Trojan war for the Achaeans
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What was Odysseus's explanation when Penelope tried to move her bed?
The bed was immovable explaining how it was built from the trunk of an olive tree which the house had been constructed around
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What happens because Telemachus forgets to lock the storeroom?
Melanthius soon reaches the storeroom and gets out fresh arms for the suitors, a full on battle occurs against Odysseus and the suitors.
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Why doesn't Penelope believe that the stranger is Odysseus even though he shows her his scar?
Penelope is so loyal to Odysseus, she fears mistaking someone else as her beloved . Another answer is that she fears that the gods are playing a trick on her
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Although Odysseus has returned home, he must leave again to do what?
Odysseus must leave his home to make amends to Poseidon by traveling to a land far from the sea, planting an oar, and sacrificing a ram, a bull, and a wild boar.
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In "Romeo and Juliet", by William Shakespeare, Romeo kills Tybalt to avenge Murcutio's death. Just as Romeo kills Tybalt as revenge for Murcutio's death, Odysseus kills the suitors as revenge for what?
Odysseus kills the suitors as revenge for their mistreatment of his household