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The Odyssey
Study Guide for The Odyssey Part one and Part two
Question | Answer |
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The aged father of Odysseus. | Laertes |
The God of the seas who delayed Odysseus with fierce storms. | Poseidon |
One-eye Cyclops who ate Odysseus' men. | Polyphemus |
The ruler of all the Gods in Olympus. | Zeus |
People who feed 3 of Odysseus' men a plant that makes them forget about home. | Lotus Eaters |
Goddess who helped Odysseus several times. | Athena |
Turned some of Odysseus' men into swine. | Circe |
Messenger of the Gods | Hermes |
With triple rows of fangs, this serpent of the sea devours six of Odysseus' men. | Scylla |
Beautiful nymph-goddess who keeps Odysseus for her pleasure for seven years. | Calypso |
Sun God who calls for the death of the last of Odysseus' men. | Helios |
Blind prophet in the Land of the Dead who gives Odysseus his knowledge of the future. | Teiresias |
People who battle Odysseus' men on horseback and drive those left to their boats. | Cicones |
Monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a whirlpool. | Charybdis |
Their beautiful music lures sailors to their doom. | Sirens |
One-eyed giants who are shepherds. | Cyclops |
Fill in the blank | Fill in the blank |
The author believed to have written The Odyssey is __________. | Homer |
The story shows Odysseus' return __________ years after leaving home for war. | 20 |
Odysseus is from ( and is, therefore, trying to return to) ___________. | Ithaca |
Odysseus helped end the Trojan War by coming up with the idea of the __________________________. | Trojan Horse |
The war lasted _____________________ years. | 10 |
True or False: Odysseus wishes to stay with Calypso, but is force to leave. | False |
True or False: Calypso's home is very beautiful. | True |
True or False: Odysseus yells at Polyphemus, almost causing the loss of his ship. | True |
True or False: The narrator relates in gory detail how Odysseus puts out Polyphemus' eye. | True |
True or False: Odysseus does not tell his men everything Scylla and Charybdis. | True |
True of False: The Odyssey had to be translated into English. | False |
True or False: Odysseus makes it back to Ithaca. | True |
Who appears to WARN Odysseus after he returns to Ithaca? | Athena |
What is it that the goddess warns Odysseus about? | That there are enemies everywhere |
Odysseus disguise himself as a ______________. | Beggar |
Who else does Athena appear too to help? | Telemachus |
Athena wants Telemachus to return back to __________________. | Ithaca |
The ___________________ had taken over Odysseus house and trying to marry Penelope. | Suitors |
What do the suitors plan to do to Telemachus once he gets home? | Ambush |
It has been ____________ years since Telemachus has seen his dad Odysseus. | 20 |
The swineherds' name is ____________________________. | Eumaeus |
True or False: Penelope has gotten married. | False |
True or False: Telemachus is mean to the "beggar" Odysseus when they are at the swineherds house. | False |
Who is the goddess who comes down to and turns the "beggar" back into Odysseus in front of Telemachus? | Athena |
True or False: Telemachus is fearful of Odysseus at first because he thinks he is a GOD. | True |
The old nurse/servant | Eurycleia |
Old faithful dog of Odysseus. | Argos |
What happens to Argos after he recognizes Odysseus as the "beggar". | He dies |
True or False: Odysseus runs over and embraces his trusty old dog Argos. | False, because if he had done that he would have given himself away. |
How well is Argos taken care of by the people at Odysseus home? | He isn't taken care of at all. |
The _______________________ is taunted by the suitors. | beggar |
_________________________ recognizes Odysseus as the "beggar". | Eurycleia |
How does the maid know the "beggar" is really Odysseus? | A scar |
True or False: The suitors welcome the "beggar" with open arms . | False |
The ___________________ are not faithful to the house of Odysseus. | Maids |
Penelope decides to hold a ________________________ to figure out who she will marry. | Contest |
True or False: The "beggar" Odysseus will compete in the contest. | True |
_________________ promises Odysseus his revenge on the suitors. | Athena |
What is the contest that Penelope tells the suitors to do? | String Odysseus' bow |
How does Penelope handle getting Odysseus' bow out of storage? | Sad and cries |
Suitors have to shoot ___________ arrows to get her hand in marriage. | 12 |
True or False: It is difficult to string Odysseus' bow. | True |
True or False: Odysseus is the only one who has ever strung his bow. | True |
Swineherd | Eumaeus |
Cowherd | Philoeteus |
________________ and ________________ are asked by Odysseus if they will have his back when confronting the suitors. | Eumaeus and Philoeteus |
What are the rewards that Odysseus offers the swineherd and the cowherd for standing by his side? 4 answers | 1.Cattle 2. a wife 3. a house 4. a title |
True or False: Odysseus reveals himself to the swineherd and the cowherd. | True |
True or False: The swineherd and the cowherd tell Odysseus that they want nothing to do with him. | False |
What is Odysseus plan for the suitors? | To kill all of the suitors |
True or False: The suitors won't let the "beggar" compete in the contest. | True |
Penelope ________________ the "beggar" compete. | Allows |
What was Telemachus job before the competition? | To remove ALL of the weapons from the hall. |
The suitors ________________ the "beggar" while he tries to string the bow. | Mock or taunt |
_________________ lets loose a thunderbolt after the "beggar" strings the bow. | Zeus |
Odysseus yells out what after he gets the bow strung up? | Time for payback |
True or False: Both father and son stand ready to fight. | True |
Odysseus stands against ____________________ suitors in his house. | 100 |
Leader of the suitors. | Antinous |
True or False : Odysseus fights the suitors as the "beggar". | False |
Where does Odysseus hit his arrow at on the leader of the suitors? | In his throat |
True or False: All the suitors freak out!!! | True |
What does Odysseus tell the men will happen to them now? | They will all die |
The suitor who tries to talk Odysseus down from killing them all. | Eurymachus |
How does Odysseus take the talk of showing the suitors mercy because it was Antinous doing because he was the ring leader? | Makes Odysseus ANGRY |
________________, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Philoeteus vs. the suitors in the great hall. | Odysseus |
Whose shield in a cloud appears to help them. | Athena |
What animal is Odysseus and his men compared too? | A falcon attacking their prey. |
Odysseus ordered ________________ to clean up the dead bodies. | Maids |
What happens to the maids after they get done cleaning up the dead bodies? | Telemachus puts their heads on spikes in the courtyard. |
True or False: Penelope doesn't believe that the man in front of her is Odysseus . | True |
What does Telemachus tell his mother Penelope while they are standing there after the fight. | How can you be so cold |
Penelope plans to _______________, Odysseus. | Test |
Athena makes Odysseus look _________________________. | God- like |
What does Odysseus tell Penelope he is going to do since all she is doing is starring? | Go to sleep |
Penelope told Odysseus to sleep _______________ the bedchamber. | Outside |
True or False: Odysseus was upset about the possibility of his bed being moved. | True |
Why was Odysseus mad about the bed being moved? | Because no one should have been able to move the bed unless they were a God. |
The bed is built around a(n) _________________________. | Olive |
The bed had _______________________, _______________________, and ivory in it. | Silver and Gold |
True or False: After Odysseus tells Penelope why the bed shouldn't have been moved, she now believes it is really him. | True |
_______________ is the only one who has seen the bed since Odysseus had left. | Actoris |
True or False: Penelope believes that the man in front of her is Odysseus. | True |
The story ends in a _______________ _____________ After!!! | Happily Ever |