The Odyssey Part One Test Study Guide

These flashcards cover key concepts, characters, and themes from Part One of The Odyssey to aid in test preparation.

The first paragraph of The Odyssey is called __.

Invocation

Agamemnon is killed by __.

Aegisthus

Agamemnon's wife is __.

Clytemnestra

The son who avenged his father's murder is __, who is compared to Telemachus.

Orestes

Athena encourages Telemachus to sail to Sparta and Pylos for two reasons: and .

to find news of Odysseus; to gain strength and confidence

The ringleader of the suitors is __.

Antinous

The phrase 'the matchless queen of cunning' is an example of __.

Epithet

Athena disguises herself as __ to aid Telemachus.

Mentes

The sign sent by the gods when Telemachus refuses the suitors' ultimatum is __.

two eagles fighting in the sky

Hospitality is a nearly universally accepted tradition in this social setting because __.

it reflects social status and morality.

King Nestor last saw Odysseus at __.

Troy

Penelope tricks the suitors by __.

weaving a tapestry and undoes it at night.

In Telemachus' absence, the suitors plan to __.

kill Telemachus upon his return.

Mentes' Prophecy states that __.

Odysseus will return home.

The quote about Helen suggests that __.

she was influenced by a dark power.

The comparison of the suitors to __ is an example of a simile.

fawns in a lion's den.

The Trojan War lasted __ years.

ten years.

Odysseus washes ashore at __ after his raft is destroyed.

the island of Scheria.

The quote 'the goddess drifted through like a breath of fresh air' uses __.

Simile.

Aegisthus trapped and killed Menelaus by __.

luring him into a trap.

The character who continually challenges Odysseus is __.

Eurylochus.

The two characters warning Odysseus to stay away from Thrinacia are and .

Tiresias; the Sun God Helios.

Calypso is angry when told to release Odysseus because __.

she loves him and wants him to stay.