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JRA Odyssey Test
Info about epics, adventures of Odysseus, etc.
Question | Answer |
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A long narrative poem that traces the adventures of an epic hero. | epic |
A part of an epic that is used for inspiration and summarizing the plot. | invocation to the muse |
An epic begins..., or "in the middle." | en medias res |
These beings can either help or harm the epic hero. | gods/goddesses |
The mood of an epic. | serious |
A legendary figure who embodies the goals of an entire nation or culture. | epic hero |
An epic hero is neither completely.... | good or evil |
An epic hero is..., but not supernatural. | superhuman |
An epic hero is of...birth. | high and noble |
An epic hero's actions decide.... | the fate of a society |
An epic hero possesses a.... | flaw |
Odysseus's flaw. | hubris |
The Greek minstrel who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey. | Homer |
Homer lived around.... | 800 B.C. |
It is believed that Homer may have been.... | blind |
Greek epics are said to have been the basis for Greek.... | education and culture |
Homer's Odyssey achieved classic status by.... | 400 B.C. |
Homer's first epic that told about the Trojan War. | The Iliad |
The Iliad took place in the city of..., in the country of modern-day..., and in the year of.... | Troy, Turkey, 1200 B.C. |
In The Iliad,..., the prince of Troy, captures..., the queen of Sparta. | Paris, Helen |
The...attack the Trojans to rescue..., which causes a...year war. | Greeks, Helen, 10 |
...comes up with the plan to build a large wooden...and offer it as a symbol of.... | Odysseus, horse, surrender |
...tells the Greek soldiers to hide in the...and, at night,...from it to attack the.... | Odysseus, horse, emerge, Trojans |
The plan is..., but the...are angry at..., and they say that he will not return to...until...more years. | successful, gods, Odysseus, Ithaca, 10 |
Homer's second epic that begins when Odysseus travels home from the Trojan War. | The Odyssey |
The seven key ideas of The Odyssey. | love of home, loyalty to family, hospitality, wandering, the sea, interference by the gods, the epic hero |
The characteristics of the epic hero. | courage, cleverness, superhuman strength |
The people who live in Ismarus where Odysseus and his men go and sack the city. | Cicones |
These people gather reinforcements to attack Odysseus. | Cicones |
The number of Odysseus's men who are killed with the battle of the Cicones. | 72 (six from each ship) |
The lesson of the battle with the Cicones. | Never underestimate your enemies. |
The people who live in Northern Africa that give two of Odysseus's men lotus flowers. | Lotus Eaters |
What Odysseus had to do to the men who ate the lotuses. | tied them to the benches of the ship |
The lesson of the encounter with the Lotus Eaters. | Too much of a good thing is never good: moderation is the key to a balanced, happy life. |
The king of the Cyclopes. | Polyphemus |
The people who live on the West Coast of Sicily where Odysseus and his men get stuck in the cave of Polyphemus. | Cyclopes |
The man who wants to see what Polyphemus will offer to them. | Odysseus |
The alias that Odysseus uses when talking to Polyphemus. | Noman |
Odysseus uses this to make Polyphemus fall asleep. | wine from Maron |
Odysseus lies about this so Polyphemus will not go searching. | ships crash and sink |
Odysseus sharpens a large stick and does this to Polyphemus. | blinds him |
Odysseus and his men hide under these to escape from Polyphemus when the boulder is moved. | sheep |
The father of Polyphemus. | Poseidon |
The lesson of the encounter with Polyphemus. | If your decisions endanger others, you must remedy the problem you created or face the consequences. |
The god of the wind who lives in Aeolia. | Aeolus |
Aeolus provides Odysseus with this. | bag of unfavorable storm winds |
Odysseus and his men could see these from Ithaca. | fires burning |
Odysseus's men do this, causing them to be blown back to Aeolia. | open the bag of storm winds |
The lesson of the encounter with Aeolus. | You cannot escape your fate. |
The huge ogres who live in Corsica. | Laestrygonians |
The ships of Odysseus that the Laestrygonians destroy. | all but one |
The woman who lives on Aeaea who turns Odysseus's men into swine. | Circe |
The talisman that Hermes gives Odysseus to protect him from Circe's mischief. | moly |
The number of years that Odysseus and his men stay with Circe. | 1 |
The man who Odysseus and his men provide a burial for on Aeaea. | Elpenor |
The lesson of the encounter with Circe. | The art of compromise |
The place where Odysseus and his men go to speak with the blind prophet Tiresias. | Hades |
The person who tells Odysseus that Penelope has remained faithful to him. | Shade of Anticleia |
The creatures on an island on the West Coast of Italy who lure sailors into rocks with their music. | Sirens |
Odysseus's men put this in their ears so they cannot hear the Sirens. | bees' wax |
These two people tie Odysseus to the mast of the ship so he can still hear the Sirens. | Eurylochus and Perimedes |
The lesson of the encounter with the Sirens. | Humans must not give in to temptation. |
The two creatures who live in the Straits of Messina. | Scylla and Charybdis |
The six-headed, flesh-eating monster who is the lesser of two evils. | Scylla |
The treacherous whirlpool that rises and falls three times per day. | Charybdis |
The number of men that Odysseus loses to Scylla. | 6 |
The lesson of the encounter with Scylla and Charybdis. | When faced with two undesirable options, it is wisest to choose the option that benefits the greatest number of people. |
The sun god who lives in Thrinacia and looks over sacred cattle. | Hyperion |
The man who convinces Odysseus's other men to eat Hyperion's sacred cattle. | Eurylochus |
The god who Hyperion calls upon to kill Odysseus and his men. | Zeus |
The only survivor of Zeus's wrath. | Odysseus |
The lesson of the encounter with Hyperion. | No foul deed goes unpunished. |
The enchantress who lives in Ogygia and keeps Odysseus for seven years. | Calypso |
The food that Calypso feeds Odysseus to make him immortal. | ambrosia |
The god who convinces Calypso to free Odysseus. | Hermes |
The lesson of the encounter with Calypso. | There is no place like home. |
The king of the Phaeacians in Scheria. | King Alcinous |
The god who turns the Phaeacians' ship into stone after bringing Odysseus to Ithaca. | Poseidon |
The wife of Odysseus. | Penelope |
The son of Odysseus. | Telemachus |
The father of Odysseus. | Laertes |
The mother of Odysseus. | Anticleia |
The loyal swineherd of Odysseus. | Eumaeus |
The loyal stockman of Odysseus. | Philoetius |
The name of Odysseus's dog. | Argus |
The alias that Odysseus uses when disguised as an old beggar. | Aethon |
The two lead suitors of Penelope. | Antinous and Eurymachus |
The faithful servant of Odysseus who took care of him as a baby. | Eurycleia |
The number of years that Penelope delays marriage. | 4 |
The event that Penelope sets up for choosing a suitor. | tournament of axes |
The winner of the tournament of axes. | Odysseus |
The language of an epic is.... | difficult, high, elevated |
The two people who are spared after Odysseus's revenge. | Phemius and Medon |
The number of maidservants out of fifty who betray Odysseus. | 12 |
The person who gave Odysseus the bow he used in the tournament of axes. | Iphitus |
The form that Athene took on to make peace at the end of the epic. | Mentor |
The goddess who gives Odysseus a magical veil. | Ino |
The goatherd of Odysseus who gets armor for the suitors from the supply closet. | Melanthius |
The goddess who tells Telemachus to go to Pylos and Sparta. | Athene |