THE ODYSSEY Review game:

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SHORT ANSWER

What is the focus of the Odyssey?

PEOPLE This is the goddess that kept Odysseus

on her island for years; his story begins with him on her island.

DOUBLE POINTS! Odysseus’ tale begins in the middle.

What literary term did we learn that means “in the middle”?

Why was lotus dangerous?

CHOOSE ONE! Name one thing Odysseus did to

escape from Polyphemus.

NUMBERS How many men did Odysseus loose in

the battle with the Cicones?

VOCAB What is the difference between

metonymy and a symbol?

TRAGEDY! What was Odysseus’ tragic flaw?

THE ISLAND OF THE SUN GOD Why are the men not supposed to kill

the cattle on Thrinacia?

Who is Argos?

GODS! Who was related to Polyphemus? How?

Why do the men eat the cattle at the Island of the Sun God?

MINOR CHARACTERS What does Circe tell Odysseus before

he leaves her Island?

MAKE A THROW! WORTH 3 POINTS. Why did it take Odysseus so long to get

home?

GODS! Who physically protects Odysseus while

he fights the suitors, turning aside blows for him?

MINOR CHARACTERS! Scyllia and Charybdis: Which one is

Odysseus supposed to sail towards, and why?

PLOT! For the second part of the story,

Odysseus spends most of his time disguised as this.

Who is Scyllia?

Who is Charybdis?

TRAGEDY! Name a time when Odysseus showed

his Tragic Flaw.

GODS! Which god did Odysseus ask to guide

his arrows while fighting the suitors?

MINOR CHARACTERS! What are the sirens, and why are the

dangerous?

Name that character: A whirlpool that swallows the sea three times a day and then spits it back out.

REUNIONS! How does Telemachus initially respond

when Odysseus changes from a beggar to his father?

SUITORS! Who is the leader of the suitors?

PLACES What is Illium?

PENELOPE! How long has Penelope been waiting

for her husband?

PLACES What is Aeaea?

DEATH! Who is the first person Odysseus kills

after he reveals himself to the suitors?

PLOT! How did Odysseus protect his crew

from the sirens?

DAILY DOUBLE

Define Epic Poem.

TRICKS! How does Penelope trick the suitors

into waiting 4 years to marry her?

REUNIONS! What does Athena lend to Odysseus

after the battle of his house, before he meets Penelope?

PEOPLE! Who is Polyphemus?

TRICKS! What is the trick Penelope uses to test

Odysseus’ identity?

ENDINGS! How does the story end?