| Hermes tells Calypso to let Odysseus leave her island because | Zeus has ordered it |
| Why does Odysseus tell Calypso that he wishes to return to Penelope | he longs to see his home again |
| The encounter with the Cicones after the Greeks leave Troy indicat that the Greeks | are violent warriors and plunderers |
| What makes Odysseus’s men forget their homeland | They eat the lotus plant |
| Why did Odysseus not kill Polyphemus | Only Polyphemus can move the boulder blocking the cave’s entrance |
| We can assume that Circe’s tame wolves and mountain lions are | men transformed into animals |
| A taste of blood is what who requires in order to provide Odysseus with a prophecy | Teiresias |
| How does Odysseus save his crew from the Siren’s song | plugged their ears with beeswax |
| Why did Odysseus not warn his crew about Scylla | because they would panic and endanger the ship |
| What prophecy did Odysseus withhold from his men | The only Odysseus will survive and return to Ithaca |
| What is the formula not used by Homer to describe Odysseus | blue girdler of the islands |
| Epic poetry often begins with the poet asking for assistance in telling the story. What is this convention called? | invocation |
| One of the things that Greeks thought of as offensive to the gods was to what? | Mistreat guests |
| The stories that we call myths primarily expressed what according to Homer and his listeners? | How men are influenced by the spiritual realm |
| What was Odysseus disguised as when he returned home | Beggar |
| When Odysseus reveals himself to Telemachus, his son | thinks only a god could make such a transformation |
| How does the old hound Arogs know that Odysseus has returned | recognizes Odysseus’s voice |
| What is the test that Penelope as her suitors to perform | string Odysseus’s bow |
| To get the help from the swineherd and the cowherd Odysseus does what | offers them wives, cattle, and houses |
| Who joins Odysseus in the fight against the suitors | the cowheard, the swineherd, and Telemachus |
| Why does Telemachus execute the maids | associated with the suitors |
| Eurymachus does everything but this to stop Odysseus from killings the suitors | ask for a fair fight with Odysseus |
| How does Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope | telling her how he built their bed |
| When Eumaeus call Telemachus “light of my days,” he is using | a Homeric epithet |
| Odysseus exhibits the traits of an epic hero by | stringing the bow |
| The Odyssey includes all but this theme | the importance of truth |
| Penelope’s test of Odysseus in Book 23 of the Odyssey | prolongs the story’s resolution |
| An example of dramatic irony is | Telemachus does not recognize that the beggar is his father |
The Odyssey Test Review
April 18, 2020