Odyssey Test review

Why is Poseidon angry at Odysseus?

Odysseus killed his son Polyphemus

Who holds Odysseus captive on her island?

Calypso

Who tells Zeus that Hermes should tell Calypso to let Odysseus free?

Athena

Who is Mentes? (disguise)

Athena

What does Mentes tell Telemachus?

Odysseus is alive

Why don’t Telemachus and Penelope believe Odysseus is alive?

They don’t have proof

What is Athena the goddess of?

Wisdom and war

What does Athena inspire Telemachus to do?

Take action

What is a theme in the Odyssey that involves Telemachus?

journey into manhood

Why won’t the suitors help aid Telemachus in his journey?

They won’t leave until Penelope chooses a husband

What was Penelope’s ruse?

The suitors had to finish weaving Laertes’s burial shroud, but Penelope unweaved it every night

Who is Mentor (disguise)?

Athena

What does Telemachus say he’ll do if hes father is, in fact, dead?

Give Odysseus funeral rites and tell his mother to marry

What does Penelope symbolize?

Patience and faith

What does the shroud symbolize?

Penelope’s loyalty to her family and marriage

What is Metis?

Being cunning and clever

Who has Metis?

Odysseus and Penelope

What does Athena turn into at Nestor’s house?

an eagle

Who tell Telemachus Odysseus is being held captive?

Proteus

What did Menelaus give Telemachus after he declined the offer of hospitality in Sparta?

A mixing bowl

Who do the suitors plan to kill? Where?

Telemachus at sea

What is Xenia?

being hospitable in case your guest is a god

What is hubris?

excessive pride

What is kleos?

immortal fame and glory

What is a rhapsode?

a person who recited poetry or stories in ancient Greece

What is a bard?

A writer of poems, often singing poems to musical accompaniment

What are furies?

goddesses of vengeance and retribution

what is a suppliant?

a person who makes a humble plea to someone who has authority

Who orders Calypso to let Odysseus go?

Hermes

What did Calypso offer Odysseus?

immortality

How many years was Odysseus held captive by Calypso?

7 years

What does Odysseus’ rejection to immortality show?

his strong motivation to return to Ithaca

Who bagged the winds for Odysseus?

King Aeolus

Who gave Odysseus a magic herb to prevent becoming one of Circe’s animals?

Hermes

What is the Bronze Age/Age of Heros?

12C BC

Where was the Odyssey setting?

Greece

when was the Odyssey?

650-750 BC

What does folk mean?

of the people

Who did Odysseus promise to give funeral rites to?

Elpenor

Who in the Land of the Dead gave Odysseus information of how to return to Ithaca?

Tiresias

What did Tiresias warn Odysseus about?

To not eat Helios’ sacred cattle

what themes does Tiresias’ prophecy entail?

greed, family, and loyalty

What is Charybdis?

a sucking hole in the ocean

Where did Odysseus drift to after surviving Charybdis?

Calypso’s island

What do the sirens symbolize?

the destruction that can result from giving into temptation

What does “Between a rock and a hard place” mean?

one is stuck with two bad choices and must choose “the lesser of two evils.”

who is Helios?

Circe’s father

What is moor?

to hold in place with ropes or anchors

What is meek?

quiet and gentle

What is rouse?

to awaken

What is a sage?

a wise person

What is dramatic irony?

the reader is aware of something the character isn’t

what is a foil?

a character who is in contrast to another character

What theme was shown when the Phaeacians carried Odysseus to Ithaca while he was sleeping?

comfort and memory

What is Ithaca a symbol of?

home

Who invites the beggar inside?

Eumaeus

What are the suitors motivated by?

greed

What are Penelope and Telemachus motivated by?

loyalty and love

Who did Telemachus welcome on his ship?

Theoclymenus

who urges Telemachus to take a different route to Ithaca?

Athena

What instructions did Odysseus give Telemachus after he revealed himself to him?

Return to the palace, don’t intervene if the suitors abuse the beggar, and gather and store the weapons from the hall

who tells Penelope and Telemachus that Odysseus is in Ithaca and will soon take revenge?

Theoclymenus

Who is Theoclymenus?

a prophet’s son

What is an example of dramatic irony?

we know Odysseus is in Ithaca, but Penelope and Melanus don’t believe it

Who throws a stool at the beggar?

Antinoos

Who proposed a fight to Odysseus?

Irus

Who does Odysseus warn after the fight with Irus?

Amphinomus, the son of Odysseus’ old friend

What does Argos, Odysseus’ dog, symbolize?

loyalty

What does Argos’ changes symbolize?

Ithaca’s changes

What does decrepit mean?

old and feeble

What are portents?

things that are signs of events to come; omens

What is an archetype?

a universally recognized symbol or character repeated in literature and myth

Who is Penelope’s oldest and most faithful maid?

Eurycleia

Who throws an ox hoof at the beggar?

Ctesippus

What does Odysseus’ scar symbolize?

identity

What does the bow symbolize?

the “old” Odysseus

Why did the suitors have access to the weapons?

Telemachus forgot to lock the storage room door

Who does Odysseus spare from death?

a minstrel and a herald

Who is an archetype?

Penelope’s loyal servant

Why can’t Odysseus’ bed be moved?

The house was built around it and it was build from an olive tree

Who is Larates?

Odysseus’ father

Who demanded peace in Ithaca?

Athena

What is cur?

a mean, cowardly person

what is a herald?

a messenger

what is valor?

bravery