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WorksheetsPart I ODYSSEY and Epic Information
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is elevated style, AND why do epic poets use it?
more sophisticated vocabulary/because they knew nothing else
more sophisticated vocabulary/because they were writing about serious subjects
language related to the region of the epic's setting/so more people would understand it
language children could understand/so more people would understand it.
What does an epic hero NOT need to succeed?
a faithful wife
strength
courage
cunning
Who occasionally intervenes either to simplify or to complicate the hero's life?
the temptress
his wife
god/goddesses
villain
Why does the poet begin IN MEDIAS RES?
to make the epic abnormally complicated
to confuse the characters
to capture the audience's attention
to show off his story-telling skills
Why does the epic poet invoke a muse? **TWO ANSWERS**
to give him inspiration
to prevent him from getting off-track
to show that he is god-like
to have someone to blame for mistakes
Who is "Nohbody"?
the Cyclops
Odysseus
one of Odysseus's men
Poseidon
With what does the Odyssey begin? **TWO ANSWERS**
IN MEDIAS RES
an invocation to a muse
the villein's curse
the appearance of a god or goddess
How might we describe the Cyclops as a host?
cruel and harsh
uncaring and detached
welcoming and warm
kind and sensitive
Who is upset with Odysseus?
Poseidon
Athena
the first mate of his ship
his wife
Even though Polyphemus had been warned about Odysseus, he said he did not expect Odysseus to so
so small
so clever
so strong
with so many others
The lotus flower is dangerous because it make those who eat it do everything BUT
fall asleep
lose inner will
forget whom they are
want more lotus flower
Polyphemus' attitude toward Odysseus is best described as
fearful
pitying
scornful
admiring
Odysseus tells the Phaecians that he is know for being
crafty
optimistic
honest
devoted to the gods
As Odysseus' men row out to sea after escaping Polyphemus, they are again endangered by the fact that Odysseus
has them rowing too slowly
will not leave silently
hurries the departure
goes in the wrong direction
The other Cyclopes do not come to Polyphemus' aid because
they cannot hear him
cannot move the doorway stone
fear Odysseus
they think that nobody is bothering him
What makes the gods so concerned about Odysseus?
he never learns from his mistakes
he has not been faithful to his wife
he drinks too much
he has made Poseidon angry
