ODYSSEY STUDY GUIDE

WHAT TYPE OF LITERATURE IS THE ODYSSEY?

• AN EPIC

• AN INTELLECTUAL STATEMENT

• AN ENTERTAINING EVENT

WHO WROTE THE ODYSSEY?

• HEZAKIAH

• HELIOS

• HOMER

WHAT IS AN EPIC?

• a long narrative poem about the adventures of gods and heroes.

• a creative echo

• a boring written script written for a play

What begins with an invocation of the muse, or a prayer for inspiration?

• Epiphany

• Epics

• Epoch

Where was Odysseus on his way home from?

• The Trojan War.

• The Vietnam War

• The Triangle War

Where is Odysseus home ?

• Iranian Penisula

• The Island of Ithaca

• Islander

What was the 3^rd adventure of Odysseus and his men journey?

• the Visionary cave.

• the lawless Cyclopes – one-eyed giants.

• the Triad Peninsula

What was Odysseus and his men 2^nd adventure?

• land of the Lotus eaters.

• land of the Pretentious people.

• land of the Lilly pads.

What did two of Odysseus men do after eating the lotus?

• lotus caused them to want to leave the island.

• lotus caused them to be lethargic.

• lotus caused them to lose all desire to leave. All they want to do is eat more lotus.

What happened during Odysseus and his men first adventure?

• Reenactment of a prior battle.

• Reinforcements of the Cicones arrived and Odysseus and most of his men barely escape. He and his men act like pirates, killing, enslaving and plundering.

• Constant bickering and drinking.