M S . C U T L E R

ODYSSEY REVIEW

QUESTION 1

•Did Penelope accept the suitors as guests into her home happily?

ANSWER 1

•No, she accepted the only because it was the Grecian tradition.

QUESTION 2

•What is an archetype? And give me an example

ANSWER 2

• An archetype is a classic example of a character or person. For example a epic hero, evil villain, wicked temptress, etc.

QUESTION 3

• “You heart is hard as flint” is an example of what?

ANSWER 3

• simile

QUESTION 4

•What does Odysseus disguise himself as when he returns to Ithaca?

ANSWER 4

•Beggar

QUESTION 5

•What does Circe turn Odysseus’ men into?

ANSWER 5

•Pigs

QUESTION 6

•What is an epithet?

ANSWER 6

• Another name for a character or a nickname.

QUESTION 7

•What does Odysseus do to save his men from the Sirens?

ANSWER 7

•Plugs their ears with beeswax.

QUESTION 8

•What is at the beginning of every epic poem?

ANSWER 8

•An invocation

QUESTION 9

•What is the best adjective for Penelope?

ANSWER 9

•Faithful

QUESTION 10

•How long was Odysseus away from home?

ANSWER 10

•20 years

QUESTION 11

•Who is Telemachus?

ANSWER 11

•Odysseus’ son

QUESTION 12

•What is the MAIN conflict in the Odyssey? Explain.

ANSWER 12

•Man verses man

QUESTION 13

•What is the challenge that Penelope gives and why is it significant?

ANSWER 13

• To string Odysseus’ bow and then fire an arrow through 24 small rings. It was supposed to be impossible.

QUESTION 14

•Who is Polyphemus?

ANSWER 14

•The Cyclops that captures Odysseus

QUESTION 15

•What does Odysseus do to Polyphemus?

ANSWER 15

•He gets him drunk, stabs him in the eye, and tells Polyphemus that his name is “Nohbody”

QUESTION 16

•How does Penelope test Odysseus?

ANSWER 16

•She says that she moved their bed, when it is carved out of a tree and their house is built around it.

QUESTION 17

•Give me an example of Man vs Man in Odyssey

QUESTION 18

Give me an example of Man vs Nature from Odyssey

QUESTION 19

Give me an example of Man vs self conflict from the Odyssey

QUESTION 20

•Give me an example of Man vs Society from the Odyssey