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9-Weeks Test will be over the “Odyssey,” Thursday, 3/10.
Material that will be covered:
 Vocabulary (6 terms)
 Odysseus’ travels (in chronological order)
 Odyssey Test Study Guide (definition of “odyssey,” “epic
poem,” knowledge of gods/goddesses, etc.)
 Part I Study Guides
The Odyssey Vocabulary, Part 1
Tell me the word that matches the definition.
1. took goods by force; looted
2. finished quickly
3. calm; pacify
4. deprived
5. passion; enthusiasm
6. characterized by craftiness and betrayal
ardor
assuage
bereft
dispatched
plundered insidious
Tell me the order of Odysseus’ travels.
(Odysseus leaves Troy.)
(Returns to Circe’s island, Aeaea)
1.
8.
2.
9.
3.
10.
4.
11.
5.
12.
6.
7.
(Arrives home at Ithaca.)
Tell me letter of the correct answer.
1. What is an odyssey?
a. An odyssey is a type of treasure that Odysseus finds
along the way.
b. An odyssey is a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s
deeds.
c. An odyssey is a long series of wanderings or
adventures, especially when filled with extraordinary
experiences, hardships, etc.
2. What is an epic poem?
a. An epic poem is a long narrative poem telling of a
hero's deeds.
b. An epic poem is a type of poem that is written in the
ABAB rhyme scheme.
c. An epic poem is a long series of wanderings or
adventures, especially when filled with extraordinary
experiences, hardships, etc.
3. How were epic poems first shared?
a. Epics were first told orally, and then later written
down.
b. Epics were first shared through sign language.
c. Epics were first shared through text messaging.
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of an epic poem?
a. opens in medias res (in the middle of the story)
b. begins with a summon to a muse
c. Both a and b.
5. Who is Homer?
a. Homer is a main character in The Odyssey.
b. Homer is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet who
lived in 9th-century, BC. He is the author of The Iliad
and The Odyssey.
c. Homer is the place in which Odysseus is from.
6. Who is Odysseus?
a. The king of Ithaca and plays a big part in The Iliad
and The Odyssey.
b. The king of Troy and plays a big part in The Illiad and
The Odyssey.
c. Odysseus is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet who
lived in 9th-century, BC. He is the author of The Iliad
and The Odyssey.
7. What is Ithaca?
a. Ithaca is one of the females who captures Odysseus.
b. Ithaca is an island located in Greece and it is
Odysseus’ home.
c. Ithaca is where the Trojan War took place.
8. What was the Trojan War?
a. The Trojan War was a war that Odysseus started when
Polyphemus prayed to his father, Poseidon.
b. The Trojan War was a war that lasted 20 years and
made it difficult for Odysseus to come back because
the aftermath created a cloud in the atmosphere,
making it almost impossible to see.
c. The Trojan War was a war that took place in Troy
after Aphrodite set up a plan for Paris to have
Menelaus’ wife, Helen. Odysseus and other men who
had once been Helen’s suitor went to war to bring her
back to Greece.
Greek Mythology
On your own sheet of paper, write the letter that
corresponds to the correct answer.
9. Who were the first parents?
a. Adam and Eve
b. Gaea (Gaia) and Ouranos (Uranus)
c. The Titans and the Olympians
10.
Who are the Titans?
a. The first parents.
b. The first generation of gods.
c. The second generation of gods.
11.
Who are the Olympians?
a. The first parents.
12.
13.
14.
15.
b. The first generation of gods.
c. The second generation of gods.
Who is Zeus?
a. Zeus rules over the Olympians and is the god of sky,
lightning, and thunder.
b. Zeus rules over the Titans and is the god of water and
earthquakes.
c. Zeus is the daughter of Hercules and Hera.
Who is Poseidon?
a. Poseidon is the god of the sky and Polyphemus’
brother.
b. Poseidon is the god of the sea and Zeus’ brother.
c. Poseidon is the messenger god.
Who is Athena?
a. Athena is born full-grown out of the head of Zeus and
was considered the best-loved goddess on Olympus.
b. Athena is a goddess who helped Odysseus and
Telemachus with their journeys.
c. Both a and b.
Who is Hermes?
a. Hermes is the god of the sea and Cronos’ brother.
b. Hermes is the god who helped Odysseus and
Telemachus with their journeys.
c. Hermes is the messenger god who, when a baby, made
a lyre and pipe for his brother Apollo.
16.
Who are the Muses?
a. The Muses are the three sisters who decide when a
person dies by cutting a line of string.
b. The Muses are the nine daughters of Zeus who preside
over the arts and sciences, and are the ones who help
sing the stories of heroes.
c. The Muses are the three sisters who decide the
punishment for someone who has caused wrongdoing.
The Odyssey
On your own sheet of paper, write the letter that
corresponds to the correct answer.
17.
Which goddess helps Odysseus throughout the story?
a. Calypso
b. Hera
c. Athena
18.
What is Athena’s epithet?
a. Athena the Titan
b. Athena the Courageous
c. Grey-eyed goddess Athena
19.
What does Circe turn Odysseus’ men into?
a. Circe turns a group of Odysseus’ men into dogs.
b. Circe turns a group of Odysseus’ men into pigs.
c. Circe turns a group of Odysseus’ men into cows.
20.
How does Odysseus escape from Polyphemus?
a. Odysseus comes up with the plan to get Polyphemus
drunk, to poke his eye out, and to escape under
Polyphemus’ sheep.
b. Eurylochus comes up with the plan to kill Polyphemus
so that his leader, Odysseus, can escape and make it
back to Ithaca.
c. He doesn’t escape; Polyphemus kills him.
21.
Which of the following is a Homeric simile?
a. “In a smithy / one sees a white-hot axhead or an adze /
plunged and wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam— /
the way they make soft iron hale and hard— / just so
that eyeball hissed around the spike” (9.385-389).
b. “The boy ran as quickly as lightning to see his
mother.”
c. Neither a or b.
22.
Who does Odysseus need to talk to in “The Land of
the Dead”?
a. Odysseus must talk to Polyphemus after killing him.
b. Odysseus must talk to Teiresias, a prophet.
c. Odysseus must talk to Circe, a witch.
23.
Who are Schylla and Charybdis?
a. Schylla and Charybdis are both Sirens.
b. Schylla and Charybdis are both female characters who
show that women can be manipulative and cunning.
c. Both a and b.
24.
Why did Odysseus’ men decide to kill Helios’ cattle?
a. Odysseus’ men decide to kill Helios’ cattle because
they were starving.
b. Odysseus’ men decide to kill Helios’ cattle because
Odysseus told them to do it.
c. Both a and b.
Crossover Question
On your own sheet of paper, answer one of the following
crossover questions. Remember the 6 steps!
25.
CHOOSE ONLY ONE QUESTION TO ANSWER.
a. What is the major theme in “The Lotus Eaters” and
where else can it be found in the story? Support your
answer with evidence from the text.
b. What theme is the major theme in “The Cyclops” and
where else can it be found in the story? Support your
answer with evidence from the text.
Explain the question to me with a short answer.
Pages 1045-1049 (20 pts. each)
1. What is the purpose of the Muse in the opening verses?
2. Where is Odysseus when he tells his tale of his adventure
from Troy?
3. What is the name of Odysseus’ hometown?
4. Cicones is the first place Odysseus visits after leaving Troy.
What mistake did Odysseus’ men make after attacking the
area?
5. The land of the Lotus-Eaters (Malea) is the second place
Odysseus visits after leaving Troy. Which characteristics
of an epic hero does Odysseus display in this section?
Pages 1050-1056 (20 pts. each)
1. The land of the Cyclopes is the third place Odysseus and
his men visit after leaving Troy. Quote the Homeric simile
Odysseus uses when describing the prodigious Cyclops on
page 1050. Then, translate the Homeric simile into your
own words.
2. What character flaw does Odysseus reveal by refusing to
leave the Cyclops’ cave? How might this flaw cause
trouble?
3. Ancient Greek society felt hospitality and politeness were
extremely important; in fact, the Greeks thought these were
rules enforced by the gods. What does Odysseus say to the
Cyclops that shows expectation of hospitality and respect
for strangers?
4. What factors complicate the Greeks’ attempt at escaping
the Cyclops’ cave?
5. The Cyclops asks for Odysseus’ name. What name does
Odysseus’ tell the Cyclops, and why might he have done
this?
Pages 1056-1063 (20 pts. each)
1. Quote the Homeric simile that describes the ramming of the
stake into the Cyclops’ eye. Then, translate the Homeric
simile into your own words.
2. What do the other Cyclopes think Polyphemus is saying
when he says, “Nohbdy’s tricked me”?
3. How do Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus’
cave?
4. What is a character flaw Odysseus reveals as he sails away
from Isamarus? How might this flaw cause trouble?
5. How do lines 472-294 show ancient Greek beliefs about the
gods’ involvement in the mortal world? What does the
Cyclops ask for in his prayer to Poseidon?
Pages 1064-1069 (25 pts. each)
1. Aeolia is the fourth place Odysseus and his men visit after
leaving Troy. What gift does King Aeolus provide
Odysseus, and what does this gift do?
2. What kind of people live at the fifth place: the land of the
Laestrygonians? How many ships do they destroy?
3. The sixth place Odysseus visits is the island of Circe. Who
is she and what does she do to half of Odysseus’ men?
4. Odysseus must visit the seventh place: the Underworld
(Land of the Dead) to consult with the blind prophet
Tiresias. What difficulty does Tiresias predict for the
journey to come?
Pages 1071-1076 (33 pts. each)
1. Odysseus returns to Circe’s island where she tells him how
to avoid the dangers he will face. What instructions does
Odysseus give his shipmates as they prepare to deal with
the Sirens?
2. The island of the Sirens is the eighth place Odysseus visits.
Translate the Sirens’ song into your own words.
3. The ninth place Odysseus visits is the home of Scylla and
Charybdis. Greek tradition sites them on opposite sides of
the Straight of Messina (which is around southern Italy);
they are strategically placed so that ships cannot avoid both
of them. What does Charybdis create that allows Scylla to
eat six of Odysseus’ best men?
Pages 1076-1082 (20 pts. each)
1. Odysseus and his men arrive at the ninth place after leaving
Troy: the home of Helios the Sun God. What rule must the
men follow in order to keep the Sun God appeased?
2. How are the strategies of Eurylochus different from those
of Odysseus?
3. What do Odysseus’ men do while he is sleeping?
4. Which of Odysseus’ heroic qualities does he demonstrate
on page 1081?
5. How is Odysseus’ ship destroyed?