Mythology/Odyssey Test ReviewTest Date: 11/7/13 (Thursday)

MYTHOLOGY/ODYSSEYThemesLit. TermsOdyssey PlotEpic PoetryMythology

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Name this Greek god.

Symbol: thunderboltAnimal: eagle

10 points

Name this Greek god.

Polyphemus’ father.

20 points

Name this Greek goddess.

Zeus’ favorite daughter.

Odysseus’ divine helper.

30 points

Name the three Greek goddess involved in the story of the Golden Apple.

40 points

Name the Greek god who gave Odysseus the bag of wind in Aeolia.

50 points

Who was the blind bard and what two epics

did he write?

10 points

How were epic poems like The Odyssey delivered?

A. Written in books.B. Performed orally at

feasts by a bard or minstrel.

C. Performed on stage with a full cast and set.

20 points

What is the name of the bard’s

preparation prayer that begins both of Homer’s epics, The

Iliad and The Odyssey?

30 points

What is the name of the plot structure in which the narrative

begins in the middle?

40 points

What two purposes or uses did epic poetry serve for

the ancient Greeks?

50 points

What are the names of Odysseus’ wife

and son?

10 Points

Who’s divine cattle does

Odysseus’ crew eat?

20 points

Why does Athena disguise

Odysseus as a beggar before he enters his home?

30 points

Name Odysseus’ faithful maid

that recognizes the scar on his

leg.

40 points.

List three of Odysseus’

strategies or plans.

50 points.

What literary term is the following excerpt an

example of?Odysseus

let the bright molten tears run down his cheeks, weeping the way a wife mourns for her lordon the lost field where he has gone down fightingthe day of wrath that came upon his children.At the sight of the man panting and dying there,she slips down to enfold him, crying out;then feels the spears, prodding her back and shoulders, and goes bound into slavery and grief.

Piteous weeping wears away her cheeks: but no more piteous than Odysseus' tears. . . . “ (VIII.544-54).

10 points.

How does the tone change from Part One: The Wanderings to Part Two: The Homecoming?

20 Points

Odysseus boasting his name to

Polyphemus is an example of which

type of characterization: direct or indirect?

30 Points

List three types of literary devices crucial to helping listeners engage with The Odyssey.

40 points

Name one sound device common in epic poetry used in the following example:So with our brand we bored that great eye socket while blood ran out around the red hot bar. Eyelid and lash were seared; the pierced ball hissed broiling, and the roots popped.

50 points

What is another name for the

Hero’s Journey and what man

coined the term?

10 Points

What two themes derive from the Greek words for

hospitality and the return home?

20 points

List three examples of

disrespecting the Gods and explain the consequences.

30 points

List two examples each:The laws of hospitality

being • honored• abused

40 points

Three Part Question:1. List three

antagonists. 2. Explain what they

do to block or go against the protagonist.

3. What theme(s) does each shed light on?

50 points

Double Jeopardy!Explain the significance of the theme of hospitality in

The Odyssey.

Cite one example from the novel where hospitality was extended, and one example

where hospitality was withheld, as well as the

consequences of that action.5 points

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