What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island (Ogygia) to deliver?

Penelope has remained faithful to Odysseus

Helios will sink Calypso's island if he doesn't get his cattle back

What is the great warrior, Odysseus, doing when we first meet him?

Hunting on Calypso's wooded island

How does Odysseus show that he is clever when he evades Calypso's question in Book 5?

By comparing Penelope to other mortals and focusing on the concept of "home."

By acknowledging that Calypso is more beautiful than Penelope

By being brutally honest that Penelope is more beautiful than Calypso ever could be

By avoiding answering the question entirely and focusing on the raft

What is the invocation to the muse?

a prayer to a deity for help with a work of art.

a name given to someone that is a quality or characteristic; similar to a nickname.

a sacred ritual to be performed by a priest in the temple.

a name given to someone that is a quality or characteristic; similar to a nickname.

a prayer to a deity for help with a work of art.

a sacred ritual to be performed by a priest in the temple.

A long narrative poem about a national or legendary hero

A children's story featuring magical creatures and lands

A story that makes a statement of truth and ends with a moral

A story that includes hyperbole and humor

Which of the following is NOT a quality of an epic hero?

Has a journey of victories and triumphs without struggle.

A male of noble or legendary birth.

Reflects the values and ideals of a society

History, myths, legends, and folktales

Fairy tales, fables, tall tales, and poetry

The Greek Code of Hospitality states:

A host has to meet the needs of any guest who comes to his or her home.

A guest may harm or steal from his or her host.

A host can kick out any unwelcome guest.

A guest can move in with a host and become a part of the family.

a poem that was told orally and passed down from generation to generation without being written down.

a poem that was read aloud at dinners and other celebrations.

a poem that was written down out of the oral tradition

the first epic told in a series.

a poem that was written down out of the oral tradition

a poem that was told orally and passed down from generation to generation without being written down.

a poem that was read aloud at dinners and other celebrations.

the first epic told in a series.

What is a plot strand?

An essential part of the plot that combine to create a bigger plot.

The theme/central idea of the text.

The order of the vents as they take place in the text.

An idea or concept that repeats throughout the text.

Which of the following is NOT one of the plot strands in The Odyessey ?

The ten year war to return Helen of Troy back to her husband, the king of Sparta.

The story of Odysseus' wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, who were left at home for 20 years.

The story of Odysseus and his struggles to return home after 10 years at war.

The tale of Odysseus' return and and fight against the suitors who were trying to take his wife.

an elaborate or descriptive comparison of two things using like, as, or than.

a brief, descriptive phrase that characterizes a person, place, or thing - similar to a nickname.

to start a story "in the middle" of things.

an opening prayer to a muse to help with telling a story; also offers insight and background information to the audience.

a brief, descriptive phrase that characterizes a person, place, or thing - similar to a nickname.

an elaborate or descriptive comparison of two things using like, as, or than.

to start a story "in the middle" of things.

an opening prayer to a muse to help with telling a story; also offers insight and background information to the audience.

to start a story "in the middle" of things.

an elaborate or descriptive comparison of two things using like, as, or than.

a brief, descriptive phrase that characterizes a person, place, or thing - similar to a nickname.

an opening prayer to a muse to help with telling a story; also offers insight and background information to the audience.

The Invocation to the Muse is

an opening prayer to a muse to help with telling a story; also offers insight and background information to the audience.

an elaborate or descriptive comparison of two things using like, as, or than.

a brief, descriptive phrase that characterizes a person, place, or thing - similar to a nickname.

to start a story "in the middle" of things.

giving human like qualities to something that is not human.

giving hints or clues about events in the story that are to come.

high emotion or tension from the unknown that keeps the reader interested.

struggle between opposing forces

giving human like qualities to something that is not human.

giving hints or clues about events in the story that are to come.

high emotion or tension from the unknown that keeps the reader interested.

giving human like qualities to something that is not human.

giving hints or clues about events in the story that are to come.

struggle between opposing forces

giving hints or clues about events in the story that are to come.

giving human like qualities to something that is not human.

high emotion or tension from the unknown that keeps the reader interested.

struggle between opposing forces

words or phrases appealing to the senses (touch, taste, sound, sight, smell)

A pause in present action so that the character may revisit the past.

A long speech given in the presence of other characters

a poem that tells a story; written in verse and may rhyme

A pause in present action so that the character may revisit the past.

words or phrases appealing to the senses (touch, taste, sound, sight, smell)

A long speech given in the presence of other characters

a poem that tells a story; written in verse and may rhyme

A long speech given in the presence of other characters

words or phrases appealing to the senses (touch, taste, sound, sight, smell)

A pause in present action so that the character may revisit the past.

a poem that tells a story; written in verse and may rhyme

words or phrases appealing to the senses (touch, taste, sound, sight, smell)

A pause in present action so that the character may revisit the past.

A long speech given in the presence of other characters

When the opposite of what is expected to happen happens.

hen the audience knows something that the characters do not.

the person working against the main character of a story.

hen the audience knows something that the characters do not.

When the opposite of what is expected to happen happens.

the person working against the main character of a story.

When the opposite of what is expected to happen happens.

hen the audience knows something that the characters do not.

the person working against the main character of a story.

When the opposite of what is expected to happen happens.

hen the audience knows something that the characters do not.

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The poet (or author) of "The Odyssey" is...

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Homer

Robert Fitzgerald

Joel Skidmore

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Athena asks Zeus to...

Send lightning down on Penelope's head

Have a talk with Poseidon about his nasty attitude

Make Calypso let Odysseus go

Give Hermes "nectar and ambrosia"

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Odysseus is the_ and he has been__.

epic hero; traveling the seas for 10 years trying to get home

poet; sleep for 7 years

king of the gods; chasing after women

narcoleptic; dreaming this whole time

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Telemachus is________

Athena's boyfriend

One of Zeus' kids that he had with a mortal

Poseidon's nephew

the son of Odysseus and Penelope

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Telemachus and his mother, Penelope have been dealing with____________ while Odysseus has been gone.

suitors who want to marry Penelope to gain Odysseus' wealth

Odysseus' rude mother, Anticlea

angry neighbors

a servant revolt

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Who is the "man skilled in all ways of contending" - the subject of the story the narrator would like to hear?

Telemachus

Odyessus

Ogygia

Achilles

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Who is Odysseus's patron goddess?

Hera

Athena

Helen

Demeter

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The Odyssey, Books 1 and 5

The poet (or author) of "The Odyssey" is...

Athena asks Zeus to...

Odysseus is the_ and he has been__.

Telemachus is________

Telemachus and his mother, Penelope have been dealing with____________ while Odysseus has been gone.

Who is the "man skilled in all ways of contending" - the subject of the story the narrator would like to hear?

Who is Odysseus's patron goddess?

What is Odysseus's son's name, and where does he live?

Who is sent to deliver the message from Zeus to free Odysseus?

Which city was Odysseus the king of?

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The Odyssey, Books 1 and 5

The poet (or author) of "The Odyssey" is...

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Telemachus is________

Telemachus and his mother, Penelope have been dealing with____________ while Odysseus has been gone.

Who is the "man skilled in all ways of contending" - the subject of the story the narrator would like to hear?

Who is Odysseus's patron goddess?

What is Odysseus's son's name, and where does he live?

Who is sent to deliver the message from Zeus to free Odysseus?

Which city was Odysseus the king of?

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