Sign up for FREE

The Odyssey Introduction & Invocation

Last updated about 3 years ago

29 questions

5

5

5

4

Question 1

1.

What do you think is more
important in high school—reaching your goal of and clutching that diploma in your
hand, or taking time to appreciate the many moments (both good and
bad) that will lead up to graduation day?

4

4

Question 3

3.

What are the three important elements of Greek epics?

4

4

4

Question 6

6.

What does the text mean with the phrase "divine interference"?

4

4

4

4

4

4

Question 12

12.

Which of the two landscapes to the left is more realistic? How so?

4

4

Question 14

14.

Look at the portrait piece of the left of this page. What does the position of the characters tell you about the scene?

4

4

4

Question 17

17.

This page has a lot of information on epics. Make THREE notes of information you did not know before you read this page.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Question 27

27.

Define epic (as a literary term):

Question 28

28.

Define epic hero:

Question 29

29.

Define epic simile (homeric simile):

Question 2

2.

List book,, movies, or TV shows that depict a journey of some sort (list about 4); Then, respond: Which seems more important to the story, the destination the character strives to reach or the
journey itself?

Question 4

4.

Question 5

5.

Question 7

7.

Why is Odysseus forced to suffer hardships on his way home to Ithaka?

Question 8

8.

Question 9

9.

Question 10

10.

Question 13

13.

Look at the composition of each art piece. What part of the scene is emphasized in the painting? What is emphasized in the collage / mosaic?

Question 15

15.

This pastel drawing is highly abstract. What do you think of it? Why might an artist choose such an abstract style?

Question 16

16.

Question 18

18.

What are the hints Homer gives his audience (listener) about how the story will end?

Question 19

19.

Question 20

20.

Explain the figurative language that occurs in line 15. What it the literal meaning, and how it the figurative langauge used more effective? (write 2 sentences)

Question 21

21.

Pay attention to how the Gods interfere in the lives of mortals? How do they intervene here?

Question 22

22.

Question 23

23.

Question 24

24.

Explain in a few words the context of what is happening in Ithaca, Odysseus's home, when Athena intervenes.

Question 25

25.

Odysseus left Ithaka to fight in the Trojan War, which took 10 years, when Telemachus was an infant. However, at the beginning of the Odyssey, Telemachus is 20 years old. Make an inference about the narrative structure of the Odyssey using the terminology you learned in question 6.

Question 26

26.

True/ False: The Odyssey is set  before the Iliad. 

True

False

Who or what are the primary antagonists in the Odyssey? 

military men

monsters

Which of these statements about the figure of Homer is not being considered in this text? 

Homer may have been blind

Homer probably lived between 700 - 900 BC

Homer may have been a woman

Homer may have lived on the eastern Aegean Sea

By 300 BC, there were many slightly different versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey. 

True

False

Homer's Odyssey continues to inspite modern art. 

True

False

Which of these scenes - the clay urn of the illustration -- makes more sense to you?  

clay urn

illustration

Based on the context, what is most likely the meaning of the word "harried"? 

motivated

beleaguered

persuaded

chided

What does the Gods' interventions in the lives of mortals show about Greek belief? 

The Greeks believed the gods played only a small role in their lives

The Greeks believed the gods played a significant role in their lives. 

The Greeks believed the gods were worthless and useless to men and women. 

The Greeks believed the Gods were impartial and distributed justice evenly. 

What is the definition of "medias res" (you may look it up) 

the  narrative opens in the midst of the plot

the narrative uses foreshadowing to give hints or clues

the narrative follows chronological time lines

the narrative follows multiple points of view

Which Olympian god is considered to be the enemy of Odysseus? 

Hera

Poseidon

Hades

Athena