How does Telemachus react when the suitors challenge his capacity to reign?
Question 5
5.
What can Hermes do with his wand?
Question 6
6.
What does Calypso promise if Odysseus were to stay on her island?
Question 7
7.
Odysseus leave Calypso's island after she helps him____
Question 8
8.
What does Ino give Odysseus to help him survive the stormy seas?
Question 9
9.
Why are the Lotus Eaters dangerous?
Question 10
10.
What was the effect of the Lotus plant?
Question 11
11.
Why doesn't Odysseus kill the Cyclops right away?
Question 12
12.
What does Odyssues tell the Cyclops that his honorable name is?
Question 13
13.
Whose son is the blinded Polyphemus?
Question 14
14.
Which trait of an epic hero does Odyssues show when he ties his men to the rams?
Question 15
15.
What does Circe turn Odysseus' men into?
Question 16
16.
Who saves Odysseus from Circe's power?
Question 17
17.
Who is Tiresias?
Question 18
18.
What does Tiresias predict for Odysseus?
Question 19
19.
Who is the father of Odysseus?
Question 20
20.
Circe warns that the men who listen to the song of the Sirens will
Question 21
21.
How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song?
Question 22
22.
Circe's vivid images of Scylla and Charybdis are so scary that Odysseus____
Question 23
23.
Odysseus chooses not to tell his men the truth about Scylla and Carybdis because he___
Question 24
24.
As an epic hero, Odysseus cometimes shows extreme self-confidence. How does this trait cause trouble for him when he reaches the Cyclops' island? Describe at least one example, using specific details from the epic.
Question 25
25.
How does Circe both hinder and help Odysseus? Include and example of each and give details from the epic to support your response.