What is similar about the beginning of the film and the beginning of the book?

They both ask for help from the Muses.

What message does the blind seer give when they are riding on the handcar?

You are going on a journey, you are seeking treasure, and the journey won’t be easy. You won’t get the treasure but will find other things.

You are going on a journey, you will see a house on the roof of a house, but you will die after meeting a man with one eye.

You are going on a journey, you will find a treasure, and you will end up very rich.

You are going on a journey, you are seeking a treasure, and the journey will be difficult. You won't find the treasure and will end up back in jail.

What do Everett's obsessions and fancy language in the movie represent that was also Odysseus' weakness in the epic?

That eh is arrogant and obsessed with himself

That he is too stupid to find the treasure

That he is better than everyone else

What one quality does Penny share with Penelope?

She set a test her husband has to fulfill.

What does Pete say to Odysseus while they are at the movies?

Why didn't you come save me from jail?

What stops the KKK meeting so the men and Tommy can escape?

The fire from the cross falls and stops the meeting.

The flag pokes Big Dan Teague's eye out.

They fight their way out with a machine gun.

They call the police who arrive and break it up.

Who was Homer in the movie?

He was a candidate for governor

He was a little guy with a broom

The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou?

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30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the hero of the film?

The Cohen Brothers

Odysseus

Ulysses Everett McGill

Homer

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30 sec • 1 pt

Who does the film's blind railroad car driver represent from the book, The Odyssey?

Homer

Odysseus

Telemachus

Tiresias

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CCSS.RI.8.7

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which Odyssey adventure is represented in the film by people from the church getting baptized?

The Cyclops

The Lotus Eaters

The Sirens

Helios's Cattle

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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30 sec • 1 pt

Odysseus's men are turned into pigs. What is Pete "turned into"?

A toad

A pig

A bird

A lion

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which Odyssey adventure is represented when Baby Face Nelson harms animals?

The Sirens

The Cyclops

The Land of the Dead

Helios's Cattle

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30 sec • 1 pt

What do the three women who sing at the creek represent?

The Sirens

The Cyclops

The Land of the Dead

Helios's Cattle

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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30 sec • 1 pt

Who does Big Dan Teague, the Bible salesman, represent in the film?

The Sirens

The Cyclops

The Suitors

Helios's Cattle

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou?

Who is the hero of the film?

Who does the film's blind railroad car driver represent from the book, The Odyssey?

Which Odyssey adventure is represented in the film by people from the church getting baptized?

Odysseus's men are turned into pigs. What is Pete "turned into"?

Which Odyssey adventure is represented when Baby Face Nelson harms animals?

What do the three women who sing at the creek represent?

Who does Big Dan Teague, the Bible salesman, represent in the film?

Who does Vernon T. Waldrip represent in the film?

What is similar about the beginning of the film and the beginning of the book?

What is the "treasure" that Everett discovers at the end of the film?

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