1. Jeopardy
The Odyssey
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4. Every epic opens with a short poem which states the theme of the work
Every epic opens with a short poem which states the theme of the work. Name this convention.

5. Invocation

6. This quote is an example of what?
“But the man skilled in all ways of contending,/satisfied by the great bow’s look and heft,/like a musician, like a harper, when/with quiet hand upon his instrument/ he draws between his thumb and forefinger/ a sweet new string upon a peg…”
This quote is an example of what?

7. Epic/Homeric simile

8. What is it called when the reader is brought into the middle of the action, and the poet catches the reader up on what has happened before.

9. (in the middle of things)
In media res
(in the middle of things)

10. Give 2 characteristics of an epic hero.

11. Larger than life (braver, stronger, smarter…)
An epic hero is:
Larger than life (braver, stronger, smarter…)
On a quest for something of great value
Encounters larger than life villans
Interfered with by the gods
Of nobility and possesses human weaknesses

12. What is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures?

13. An Epic

14. The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus

15. Polyphemus

16. The name of the sea goddess who loved Odysseus

17. Calypso

18. What are Scylla Charybdis?

19. Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool
Scylla is a sea monster
Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool

20. Who is Antinous?

21. He is the leader among the suitors

22. Which character from The Odyssey assists Odysseus and Telemachus with divine powers throughout the epic and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus.

23. Athena

24. Why don’t the others help Polyphemus when yells for them?

25. Because Odysseus tricked him saying his name was 'Nohbdy'

26. When/how are the last of Odysseus’ men killed?

27. As they leave the Island of the Sun God, Zeus hits their ship with a thunderbolt and shatters it.

28. Why does Odysseus go to the Land of the Dead?

29. Circe tells him to speak to Tiresias.

30. What is Penelope’s test?

31. She tells Eurycleia to move the bed into the hall, and Odysseus reveals his knowledge of the bed.

32. To whom does Odysseus recount his 10 year journey?

33. Alcinous and the Phaeacians.

34. Who wrote The Odyssey?

35. Homer

36. The Odyssey begins after what war?

37. The Trojan War

38. Odysseus is the King of this island.

39. Ithaca

40. Where is Odysseus when the story opens?

41. He is on Calypso’s island

42. It is believed The Odyssey was written around what time?

43. BC

44. Describe Penelope in one word.

45. Faithful

46. What is Odysseus’ fatal flaw?

47. Excessive pride

48. Who is Argus and what happens when he sees Odysseus?

49. His dog who dies after seeing his master

50. Why does Zeus strike Odysseus’ ship with a thunderbolt?

51. In his anger over having Odysseus’ men kill his cattle, Helios threatens to take the sun to the Underworld if Zeus doesn’t punish them.

52. In the Underworld, Odysseus sees the spirits of three people
In the Underworld, Odysseus sees the spirits of three people. Name these individuals.

53. Elpenor,
Tiresias, and Anticlea

54. Final Jeopardy
Make your wager

55. Put the following in order as Odysseus experiences them.
The Phaeacians
The Cyclops
Calypso
Circe
Land of the Dead
The Cattle of the Sun God

56. b. The Cyclops
d. Circe
e. Land of the Dead
f. The Cattle of the Sun God
c. Calypso
a. The Phaecians