The Odyssey Part 1 and 2 Exam Review UPDATED Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
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The Odyssey Part 1 And 2
The Odyssey Part 1 and 2 Exam Review
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are the seven (7) traits that define an epic hero? Give an example of Odysseus
demonstrating two of these traits? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Noble Birth,
2. Capable of Great deeds and great strength and courage...
The Odyssey Part 1 and 2 Exam Review
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are the seven (7) traits that define an epic hero? Give an example of Odysseus
demonstrating two of these traits? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. Noble Birth,
2. Capable of Great deeds and great strength and courage
3. Great Warrior
4. Travels over a vast setting
5. National Heroism
6. Humility
7. Faces supernatural foes and/or receives supernatural help
When Odysseus traveled to Troy and in the Island of Circe when Odysseus saves his men.
Each adventure focused on a specific theme(s). Identify the theme to any three adventures
and explain how the theme is demonstrated in the story. You may answer this in a list format
(1. Adventure One: matching theme, etc...) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sirens story - the
theme is about courage. Its courage because Odysseus had the courage to not only help his
men but also see if the Sirens can harm or kill you.
Cyclops Story - the theme is bravery. Odysseus had the bravery to keep speaking to the
Cyclops in a loud and strong voice
Lotus Eaters Story - The theme was intellect because Odysseus didn't risk losing all his men
and immediately knew what the lotus does.?
How does Odysseus describe the Cyclops? How is this description connected to the Greek
cultural values? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Odysseus describes the Cyclops as a "horrid
creature not like a human being at all," with a "loud voice and monstrous form." Polyphemus
lives in a dirty cave, where he tends to his goats and sheep, a lifestyle that Odysseus and his
warriors view as barbaric.
Odysseus was not perfect. Discuss one of Odysseus' flaws and how they contributed to his
journey being prolonged - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When Odysseus was leaving the cave
of the Cyclops, he told the Cyclops his name which would later affect his journey back home
with his men and crew mates from Polyphemus' curse.
, What literary device is demonstrated in the following passage, "Son of Laertes" - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Epithet
What core Greek value is demonstrated in the following passage, "Then I sent out two picked
men and a runner to learn what race of men that land sustained? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Intelligence
What occurs on the beach of the island of the Ciscones? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The
men slaughter the animals for a feast and the men fight all day long, into the night
Which of the following best summarizes Odysseus' goal in the Odyssey? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Fight to save his life and bring his shipmates home
Part 1 of the Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus' - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Heroic deeds
What form is the first few episodes told? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Epic epithets
Who is the antagonist in episode 3, The Cyclops? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Polyphemus
"Son of Laertes, Odysseus," is known as an _____? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Epithet
Which of the following actions of Odysseus makes him a good leader? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔On the island of the Lotus Eaters, he does not send all his men at once lest
something bad happen
He makes sure his men have wax in their ears when passing through Siren Territory
Which trait does Odysseus demonstrate by lying about his name to the Cyclops? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Cunning
Who does Homer address, at the beginning of the story, to retell the adventures of Odysseus?
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Muse of Epic Poetry
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