| A | B |
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| Who wrote The Odyssey? | Homer |
| What story came before "The Odyssey"? | The Iliad |
| Who is the epic hero of "The Odyssey"? | Odysseus |
| Held Odysseus for seven years | Calypso |
| Blinded by Odysseus | Cyclops |
| Name of the Cyclops | Polyphemus |
| The messenger god who had the "holy moly" | Hermes |
| With narcotic flowers, these men drugged the crew | Lotus Eaters |
| How did Odysseus escape the cyclops? | Blinded him and escaped under sheep |
| What is Odysseus' weakness or flaw? | Pride |
| How did Aeolus help Odysseus? | He captured strong winds in a bag. |
| Godess who turned men into animals | Circe |
| Why did Odysseus visit the Land of the Dead? | He wanted to find a way home. |
| What mistake did the crew make on the island of Helios? | They ate the cows. |
| Why did the men put beeswax in their ears? | Protect themselves from man-eating Sirens |
| 6-headed man-eating monster | Scylla |
| whirlpool monster | Charybdis |
| Where is Odysseus's home? | Ithaca |
| Why is Poseidon angry at Odysseus? | He blinded Poseidon's son, Polyphemus |
| Who gives Odysseus an herb so Circe's magic would not work on him? | Hermes |
| Name one of Odysseus's external conflicts | Polyphemus, sea storms, suitors |
| What was an internal conflict for Odysseus? | wanted to rush home, but needed to see who was loyal |
| What was the setting of the Odyssey? | Ancient Greece |
| Name some suspense in the story | Polyphemus, Scylla, etc. |
| What is poetry that tells a story? | Narrative poetry |
| A long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero | epic |
| the hero of an epic | epic hero |
| the main character of a story | protagonist |
| a character who opposes the protagonist | antagonist |
| Who was responsible for the death of the crew? | Zeus sank the ship after the crew ate Helios's cows |
| Expain how Athena helped Odysseus. | begged her father (Zeus) to release Odysseus |
| Why were the Lotus Eaters dangerous? | They caused men to forget home. |
| How did Odysseus trick Polyphemus with his name? | He said it was "Nohbdy" |
| To whom does Polyphemus pray for revenge? | his father, Poseidon |
| Does Odysseus listen to the Sirens? Explain. | He had his crew tie him to the mast |
| What does Scylla do when the ship passes through the Straits of Scylla? | Scylla eats 6 men |
| Explain the symbolism of the Straits of Scylla and Charybids. | Odysseus needs to chooses between two bad choices. |
