Odyssey Test I Review for Retakes exile Period

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.