The Odyssey Graphic Novel

Based on your reading of the text, which is the BEST inference about why Odysseus couldn't let the other spirits touch the blood from the sacrifices?

• Touching the blood would bring them back to life.

• Touching the blood could only work once and must be saved for Tiresias.

• Blood is not clean and would make everyone sick.

• Without the shedding of blood, there can be no remission of sin.

Select all of the supernatural helpers that Odysseus has in this excerpt.

• Circe

• Tiresias

• lambs

• his men

• his mother

What does Tiresias do before he speaks with Odysseus?

• Drinks the blood

• Fights Odysseus

• Does not recognize Odysseus

• Runs away

According to this text, what lesson did Odysseus need to learn in order to return home safely?

• patience

• wisdom

• humility

• self-discipline

Which stage of the journey is best represented by the excerpt from the graphic novel?

• Call to Adventure

• Crossing the threshold

• Return Home

• Tests or Trials

Based on your reading of the Epic Poem, does Odysseus choose to learn the lesson offered by Tiresias?

• Yes

• No

Which episode from The Odyssey is the main focus of the excerpt from The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel?

• "The Suitors”

• "The Challenge”

• "The Lotus-Eaters”

• "The Land of the Dead”

In the graphic novel, the author uses a splash as a way to emphasize an important part of the story. Which text does the author adapt and present in the splash?

• Tiresias’ advice to Odysseus and prophecy about the cattle of Helios

• Odysseus encountering the spirit of his mother in the Land of the Dead

• Elpenor’s explanation of how he arrived in the Land of the Dead before Odysseus

What does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?

• reveal Odysseus’ identity to Penelope

• remove armor and weapons from the hall

• leave Ithaca and set sail for Pylos

• string Odysseus’ great bow

What happens in the episode involving Odysseus’ dog, Argus?

• When Odysseus sees Argus, he weeps openly and loudly.

• Odysseus asks Eumaeus to take care of Argus.

• When Argus hears Odysseus’ voice after 20 years, he recognizes Odysseus.

• Argus no longer recognizes Odysseus even though Odysseus trained him as a puppy.