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1
Odysseus' crew disobeyed prophecy by...
Not burying Elpenor
Killing Polyphemus the Cyclops
Eating at Circe's table
Killing and eat Helios' cattle
2
An example of the epic characteristic omniscient narrator would be
A story told from a 3rd person, all seeing point of view
A legendary hero
A story that is told in the middle of the journey
A person with divine powers assiting or hurting the protagonist
3
What was Odysseus' father's name?
Telemachus
Laertes
Eumaeus
4
Athena pushing away the fog from the island Odysseus sleeps on in Book 13 symbolizes her ability to...
Control weather as the Goddess of the Seas
Provide guidance as the Goddess of Wisdom
Assist Odysseus as the Queen of Olympus
5
Odysseus is given three warnings from Circe. Which warning did he NOT tell his crew?
Six members of the crew would need to be eaten by Charybdis to escape
They would come across two monsters, Scylla and Charybdis
The crew would need to abandon their ship
The crew must put beeswax in their ears to stop the siren song
6
What was supposed to happen if Odysseus disobeyed the prophecy of Tiresias?
His crew and ship would be destroyed and he would return home a stranger
He would have to fight Scylla and Charybdis
He would not be able to escape Erebus alive
He and his crew would becomes slaves to Helios
7
How does Odysseus avoid drowning or being killed by the Sirens' song?
Put beeswax in his ears
Tied himself to the mast of the ship
Attacked the Sirens from a great distance
Prayed to Athena for strength
8
When the crew decide to kill the cattle for food, their overconfidence and death could be seen as an example of...
Prophecy
Xenia
Hubris
Oracle
9
What is the correct order of the Hero's Journey?
Ordinary World, Return to the Ordinary World, Strange New Word
Ordinary World, Strange New World, Return to the Ordinary World
Strange New World, Return to the Ordinary World, Ordinary World
10
So far, Odysseus has been aided by which gods/goddesses?
Athena, Poseidon
Athena, Zeus, Poseidon, Hermes
Athena, Helios, Zeus
Athena, Hermes, Zeus
11
When a god or goddess uses their godly powers to directly help or hurt mortals, this term is known as...
Divine Xenia
Divine Destruction
Divine Intervention
Divine Prophecy
12
According to Odysseus in Book 12, how long was he stranded on the island of Calypso?
20 years
7 years
8 months
10 weeks
13
What is a shade and what shades does Odysseus meet?
An oracle or sage, Tiresias
The soul of a god, Athena and Zeus
The soul of a dead person, Achilles, Elpenor
A great hero, Achilles, King Agamemnon
14
Helios is an important figure in Greek mythology, as he is...
The God of the Sun and Zeus' son
God of Messengers and Zeus' father
The God of Love and Zeus' Son
The God of War and heir to the throne of Mt. Olympus
15
When the hero has learned a valuable lesson/corrects a mistake, and then returns home, this part of the journey is...
Atonement
Challenges
Master of Two Worlds
Hubris
16
What was Elpenor's request to Odysseus in Book 11?
Find his body and bury him properly
Find out who killed him
Kill King Agamemnon
Go to the island of Circe and kill the queen
17
How did the crew justify eating Helios' cattle?
They knew they could kill the cattle without the god knowing
They were starving and would create a temple in his honor in Ithaca
They could sacrifice Odysseus since he let six crew members die earlier
18
When a sage or prophet makes a prediction about the future, the prediction is known as a
Prophecy
In Media Res
Xenia
Atonement
19
Xenia means ___________ and was created by the God ____________
Hospitality to Strangers, Helios
Hospitality to Strangers, Zeus
Cruelty to Landowners, Poseidon
Kindness to the Gods, Athena
20
Why might it be ironic that Odysseus is shown hospitality or Xenia by Eumaeus the swineherd?
Odysseus has no intention of letting Eumaeus live
Eumaeus sees Odysseus as a stranger but this is Odysseus' kingdom
He is disguised and will steal all of his livestock back
He does not actually own anything in his kingdom
21
Who is Telemachus and how is he helped by Athena to return to Ithaca?
Son of Poseidon, stops his father from attacking Odysseus at sea
Son of Odysseus, Athena will make sure he is not attacked by the suitors
Son of Odysseus, Athena tells him how to kill the men coming after him
Son of Zeus, introduced Eumaeus to disguised Odysseus in Ithaca
22
What is the "Ordinary World" in a Hero's Journey?
When the hero returns as the Master of Two Worlds
The setting where the hero experiences death and rebirth
The new and dangerous lands the hero must journey to
The setting where the hero is first introduced, their home
23
In Erebus, the Land of the Dead, Odysseus met which wise sage?
King Aeolus
Achilles
Telemachus
Tiresias
24
An oracle is...
A great king, such as Odysseus
A person with the power to see or create a prophecy, such as Tiresias
A person with godly powers, such as King Aeolus
A god with divine intervention powers, such as Athena
25
How does Odysseus sneak back into Ithaca despite being known as their king?
Athena gives him a magical disguise
He uses a nymph to cloak him in invisibility
He naturally looks very different from his years at sea
He created a disguise from his own supplies
