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Odyssey Test Part 1

Odyssey Test

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1. Pages 963-4 Explain the significance of the invocation. ask for inspiration from the the spirit of inspiration
2. Pages 963-4 How does the reader learn that the story that will be told is the story of an epic hero? it is told in the invocation that Odysseus
3. Page 964 View the statue of Calliope. Why might Greek mythology include a character whose primary purpose is to help writer’s find inspiration? so the story can be told well
4. Page 965 Lines 11-27: How would you describe Odysseus’s feelings about Ithaca, his home? Odysseus misses Ithaca
5. Page 965 How has Odysseus proved to his audience that he is determined to achieve his journey’s end? he has resisted Callipso
6. Pages 966-7 Lines 43-55: What can you tell about Odysseus’s character from the way he treats his men? he cares about his men and is not selfish
8. Page 967 Lines 84-7: Why is Odysseus making this expedition? What does this side trip suggest about epic journeys? to get food and water and is he is curious. that alot of these journeys
10. Pages 968-9 Lines 129-49: How does the Cyclops embody a mixture of the everyday and the supernatural?
11. Page 969 Odysseus hopes to lessen the giant’s anger as he introduces himself and his men. What are three pieces of information that Odysseus gives in order to accomplish his purpose? What has Odysseus assumed about the Cyclops’s beliefs?
12. Page 969, Big Idea What is Odysseus suggesting about the misfortunes that occur on a journey?
13. Page 970 Line 187: What character trait does Odysseus display here?
14. Page 970 Lines 190-3: What are the two similes used in the description of the Cyclops’s dinner?
15. Page 971 Line 244: What hint is Odysseus dropping here about the future of his journey?
16. Page 972 Lines 273-4: What do you think Odysseus has in mind? What does this confirm about his character?
17. Page 972 Lines 293-4: To what action does Homer compare the blinding of the Cyclops? Why might he have chosen this comparison?
18. Page 974 Lines 323-4: Why did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was Nohbdy? How well has Odysseus’s plan worked?
19. Page 975 Line 355: Why did Homer choose to personify death in this passage?
20. Page 975 Lines 363-75: Explain the irony of Polyphemus’s words in this passage.
21. Page 976 Lines 377-8: What emotions does the Cyclops express in this passage? Contrast the character of the Cyclops with Odysseus.
22. Page 976 Lines 395-99: What is Odysseus feeling after the narrow escape?
23. Page 976 Line 399: Why does Odysseus behave in this way?
24. Page 977 Lines 426-8: How would you characterize Odysseus’s judgment?
25. Page 977 Lines 456-61: What might these lines foreshadow for Odysseus?
26. Page 978 Line 462: What is suggested about Odysseus’s return journey to Ithaca?
27. Page 978 Lines 488-9: Identify the previous lines that used the figure of speech “dawn with fingertips of rose.” Why does the poet repeat it?
Reader Response The Invocation reveals what happens to Odysseus and his men. How did knowing the outcome affect your reading of Part 1?
Reader Response What is extraordinary about Odysseus? Give an example.
Reader Response What is ordinary about Odysseus? Give an example.
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