Download PRE-AP 9-Weeks Test will be over the “Odyssey” during our next

PRE-AP
9-Weeks Test will be over the “Odyssey” during our next class.
Material that will be covered:
 Telemachus’ and Odysseus’ travels (in chronological
order), up to Book 9.
 Odyssey Test Study Guide (definition of “odyssey,” “epic
poem,” knowledge of gods/goddesses, etc.)
 “Odyssey” Book Test topics (Books 1-9)
Tell me the order of Telemachus’ travels.
(Telemachus leaves Ithaca.)
1.
2.
(Telemachus returns to Ithaca.)
Tell me the order of Odysseus’ travels.
(Odysseus leaves Troy.)
(Returns to Circe’s island, Aeaea)
1.
8. TBA
2.
9. TBA
3.
10. TBA
4. TBA
11. TBA
5. TBA
12. TBA
6. TBA
7. TBA
(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 and Telemachus
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.
Athena finds ways to influence Telemachus. What is
Athena’s disguise in Chapter 1?
a. Athena disguises herself as the family doctor,
Doctroachus.
b. Athena disguises herself as a relative, Sicheria.
c. Athena disguises herself as a family friend, Mentes.
20.
How does Odysseus escape from Calypso?
a. Odysseus tricks Calypso into letting him go.
b. Calypso feels bad for Odysseus and decides to let him
go.
c. Hermes sends a message to Calypso telling her to let
Odysseus go.
21.
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.
22.
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.
Crossover Question
On your own sheet of paper, answer one of the following
crossover questions. Remember the steps!
23.
CHOOSE ONLY ONE QUESTION TO ANSWER.
a. What is the major theme in “Calypso, The Sweet
Nymph” 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.
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?
6. 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.
7. What character flaw does Odysseus reveal by refusing to
leave the Cyclops’ cave? How might this flaw cause
trouble?
8. 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?
9. What factors complicate the Greeks’ attempt at escaping
the Cyclops’ cave?
10.
The Cyclops asks for Odysseus’ name. What name
does Odysseus’ tell the Cyclops, and why might he have
done this?
11.
Quote the Homeric simile that describes the ramming
of the stake into the Cyclops’ eye. Then, translate the
Homeric simile into your own words.
12.
What do the other Cyclopes think Polyphemus is
saying when he says, “Nohbdy’s tricked me”?
13.
How do Odysseus and his men escape from
Polyphemus’ cave?
14.
What is a character flaw Odysseus reveals as he sails
away from Isamarus? How might this flaw cause trouble?
15.
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?
Book 1 Test: Pre-AP
1. How does Athena assist Odysseus when she sends Hermes
the god messenger?
2. What are Athena’s plans to produce a mature and wellrounded Telemachus to better aid Odysseus?
3. What kind of relationship do the suitors have with Odysseus’
kingdom?
Book 2 Test: PRE-AP
1. Why does Telemachus hold a meeting in Ithaca?
2. What trick does Antinoos proclaim Penelope is doing, and
why does she do it?
Book 3 Test: PRE-AP
1. Where does Telemachus arrive first after leaving Ithaca?
3. Who joins Telemachus on the journey to Sparta? (I want to
know who this companion is related to.)
Book 4 Test: PRE-AP
1. Describe the theme of disguise shown in Helen’s story of the
Trojan War.
2. The gods initially refuse Menelaus to travel home to Sparta
after the war due to lack of offerings. What must he do in order
to change this situation?
3. What is an important piece of information Menelaus learns
when attempting to get back home from the war?
4. During the time in which Telemachus is visiting Menelaus,
what is happening in Ithaca?
Book 5 Test: PRE-AP
1. How is Calypso’s speech to Odysseus ironic when she tells
him he is now free to go?
2. Give an example that shows divine intervention in Book 5.
Book 6: PRE-AP
1. Odysseus arrives at the land of the Phaecians (known as
Skheria). Describe the symbolism of hunting shown
through Princess Nausikaa’s actions and the parallel form
of Artemis.
2. How does Odysseus portray curiosity?
3. Why does Princess Nausikaa not allow Odysseus to travel
with her to the palace?
Book 7 Test: PRE-AP
1. How is the theme of disguise shown when Odysseus travels
to the palace?
2. What is a main conflict that Odysseus faces while at Phaecia?
3. Why is the king so upset as he has a conversation with
Odysseus concerning his arrival to the palace?
Book 8 Test: PRE-AP
1. What does King Alkinoos (Alcinous) and the rest of the
Phaecians still not know about Odysseus?
2. How does one Phaecian—Seareach—offend Odysseus?
3. When Odysseus rebuttals Seareach’s accusations, what
does characteristic trait does Odysseus portray that is
considered positive to the Ancient Greeks, but is seen as
negative in today’s society?
4. What is the purpose of Athena’s disguise as Odysseus
proves himself with the discus?
Book 9 Test: PRE-AP
1. Book 9 contrives a flashback so that the reader (and King
Alkinoos/Alcinous) may understand the events Odysseus faced
after leaving Troy. How does the lotus flower in Malea connect
to the theme of homesickness?
3. Describe a conflict Odysseus’ men face while they visit the
Cyclops’ (Polyphemus’) cave.
4. “In a smithy one sees a white-hot axehead…plunged and
wrung in a cold tub, screeching steam…: just so that eyeball
hissed around the spike” is an example of what literary device?
5. How does Odysseus prove his cunning nature when he lies
about his name to the Cyclops?
6. How do Odysseus and his men escape the cave?
7. What character flaw does Odysseus reveal as he and his men
leave the island? (I also want you to tell me what happens
because of this character flaw.)