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Odyssey Test I Review for Retakes
Period of forced absence from one’s country
exile
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
Personal bravery
valor
Wise
Sage
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
A story that uses fantasy to explain ideas about life
myth
extreme arrogance; self-pride
hubris
A long poem about the adventures of gods and goddesses
epic
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
Long, narrative ____________.
poem
Reflects the _______ of a nation or race
values
Addresses ________ concerns.
universal
Focuses on the adventures of a historical or legendary ______.
hero
______ plays an important role.
supernatural
Story set in many _______.
locations
Hero against the ______.
odds
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 Polyphemusgod of earthquakesgod 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 mysteryTo 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.