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Odyssey Test I Review
for Retakes
{
exile
Period of forced absence from one’s country
Steal or take by trickery or force
plunder
Misfortune; hardship; suffering
adversity
Enemy; opponent
adversary
Formal order; command
Mandate
Able to perform a variety of functions
versatile
valor
Personal bravery
Sage
Wise
Heavy; bulky; massive
ponderous
Friendly
cordial
one who tells stories to make a living
minstrel
helps explain characters’ motivations
Greek Values
treat all guests with respect
Hospitality
blind minstrel
Homer
mutual exchange between two people
reciprocity
myth
A story that uses fantasy to explain ideas about
life
extreme arrogance; self-pride
hubris
epic
A long poem about the adventures of gods and
goddesses
actions should please the gods; Fate; gods
honored through sacrifice
religion
“…in one stride he clutched at my companions
and caught them in his hands like squirming
puppies to beat their brains out.”
Homeric simile
“Athena – she had the face that launched a
thousand ships”
Classical allusion
A brief descriptive phrase
epithet
poem
Long, narrative ____________.
Reflects the _______ of a nation or race
values
Addresses ________ concerns.
universal
hero
Focuses on the adventures of a historical or
legendary ______.
______ plays an important role.
supernatural
Story set in many _______.
locations
odds
Hero against the ______.
Story is simple and written in ______ language.
formal
Who kept Odysseus captive for seven years?
Calypso
At the beginning of the Odyssey, what is
happening?
Odysseus is trying to sail
home to Troy
Poseidon’s main purpose in the story is to
Make Odysseus suffer
Who is Poseidon?
father of Polyphemus
god of earthquakes
god of the sea
What is significant about the following description that
Odysseus gives us about the Cyclopes?
“. . .giants, louts without a law to bless them.
In ignorance leaving the fruitage of the earth in mystery
To the immortal gods, . . .”
Readers understand that
this race of creatures is
uncivilized.
When Polyphemus eats some of Odysseus’
men, why does Odysseus not kill him
immediately?
He knows that Polyphemus is the
only one who can open the cave
door.
What ancient Greek rule for living does
Polyphemus break when Odysseus meets him
for the first time?
hospitality
Which trait does Odysseus exhibit by lying
about his name to Polyphemus?
cleverness
How does Polyphemus react when Odysseus
tells him his real name?
He throws a rock at the ship.
He tells Odysseus that a prophet had
told him he would lose his eye.
He asks Odysseus to come back to the
island so he can treat him well.
Why does Odysseus shout to the Cyclops once
he and his men are away from the island?
He wants to brag about
his own cleverness.
