The Odyssey Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers
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The Odyssey Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers
What laws of behavior and attitude does Polyphemus violate in his treatment of the Greeks? - Answer-hospitality
How do Odysseus and his crew ultimately escape from the Cyclops? - Answer-They get him drunk, stab him in the eye, and when he ...
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What laws of behavior and attitude does Polyphemus violate in his treatment of the
Greeks? - Answer-hospitality
How do Odysseus and his crew ultimately escape from the Cyclops? - Answer-They get
him drunk, stab him in the eye, and when he is blind they hid behind the sheep and take
the sheep to their ship.
Which positive and negative character traits does Odysseus demonstrate in his
adventures with the Cyclops? - Answer-Positive - smart: devises a plan of escape;
negative - naive, too trusting: expects Cyclops to treat him like a guest
Whom does Odysseus encounter in the Land of the Dead? - Answer-Elpenor (his
crewmate that died), Tiresias (prophet), Anticlea (his mother, died in grief)
Which character trait does Odysseus demonstrate in the Land of the Dead that he did
not demonstrate earlier? - Answer-Patience
What difficulties does Tiresias predict for the journey to come? - Answer-Poseidon is
after him; must pass cattle of the Sun and not eat them (and keep his crew from eating
them); get home and have fight the suitors of his wife and then leave again and make a
sacrifice to Poseidon to appease him
Why does Odysseus continue despite the grim prophecies? - Answer-Because he is
determined
Based on Tiresias' prediction, which heroic qualities will Odysseus need to rely upon as
he continues his journey? Explain. - Answer-Deny himself, patience, and restraining
shipmates - because he will pass herds of cattle and not be able to eat them
In which adventure in this section does Odysseus act most heroically? - Answer-Braving
Scylla and Charybdis and not telling his men which path he was taking
How do the Sirens lure travelers to their destruction? - Answer-They sing them into
rapture and get them to come toward the island and their boat crashes on the rocks
, How does the danger posed by the Sirens compare to that posed by the Lotus Eaters? -
Answer-The Lotus Eaters just made you lazy and forgetful but the Sirens caused death
What are Scylla and Charybdis, and why do they pose dangers for travelers? - Answer-
Scylla is a six-headed monster who, when ships pass, swallows one sailor for each
head. Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool that threatens to swallow the entire ship.
Why does Odysseus choose to sail toward Scylla rather than Charybdis? - Answer-
Charybdis will take them all and the boat also; Scylla will kill only six men
Was Odysseus right not to tell his men about his decision to sail toward Scylla? -
Answer-Yes, because they would have panicked and stop rowing
What would have happened if Odysseus had told them everything? - Answer-They
would have panicked
What does Eurylochus say to persuade Odysseus' men to slaughter and eat the cattle
of Helios, the sun god? - Answer-If they don't eat the cattle they will die and starvation is
the worst way to die
Why is Odysseus unable to keep his men from killing cattle? - Answer-He was in a deep
sleep - Odysseus believed the gods put him in the deep sleep
If you had been in their situation, do you think you would have eaten the cattle? Why or
why not? - Answer-No, because they could have gone fishing
Do the members of the crew deserve the punishment they receive for killing the cattle? -
Answer-No, they didn't deserve to die, they were only hungry
If you were Telemachus or Penelope, how would you react to the stranger's arrival? -
Answer-I would be frightened if I did not know who it was
What is your first impression of Odysseus? Which of his qualities do you admire? -
Answer-He is heroic - hero of the Trojan War. He is loyal and wants to get back to his
home.
Describe the events on Ismarus. - Answer-The men plunder the land and, carried away
by greed, stay until the reinforced ranks of the Cicones turn on them and attack.
Odysseus and his crew finally escape, having lost six men per ship.
What lessons can be learned from the defeat of Odysseus and his men on Ismarus. -
Answer-Don't be greedy. Take what you need and leave.
Where is Odysseus' home? - Answer-Ithaca
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