Name: ___________________________ English I The Odyssey Books i-iv Quiz 1. What does Halitherses say the eagles represent?

2. What sort of trickery has Penelope been using against her suitors?

3. Give an example of hospitality/Greek culture seen from the reading. (Be specific with who is involved and what was done.)

4. Who are Agamemnon and Menelaus?

5. Who does Helen blame for the events of Troy? Why?

6. Give an example of the gods relationship with mortals from the story.

a. Now compare/contrast that to our relationship with our God.

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Never did I set eyes on a man like Odysseus for patience and pluck. a. Who said this quote?

b. What was the context around it?

c. What does pluck mean in this context?

8. How does Athena help Telemachosbe specific in the event you mention and how she helps him.

9. Why does Telemachos journey out from Ithaca? What is the significance of this journey for Telemachos?

10. What does Antinoos plan for Telemachos? Why?

11. What does Penelopeia do when she hears about Antinoos plot? What answer does she receive?

12. Explain the significance of the following quote (whats the main purpose of it): Imagine a deer in the jungle, which has laid her suckling fawns just born to sleep in the den of a strong lion, while she goes over the hillocks and into the grassy dells to see her food: then the lion comes back to his lair, and deals death on the lot of them, dam and fawns, and tears them to pieces! So Odysseus will deal death on these, and tear them to pieces!

13. What is the importance of the story of Orestes and Agamemnon?

14. We care nothing for your prognostications. What does prognostications mean?

15. Quick would be their death, more rueing than wooing. What does rueing mean?

16. led by the doughty son of Achilles What does doughty mean?

Name: ___________________________ Honors English I The Odyssey Books i-iv Quiz 1. Odysseus will not long keep away from his friends, but I think he is already near, planting the seed of death and destruction for all these men. a. Who said this? b. What had happened just before this was said?

2. Give an example of hospitality/Greek culture seen from the reading. (Be specific with who is involved and what was done.)

3. Who are Agamemnon and Menelaus? What is their significance to the story?

4. What story does Helen tell Telemachos?

5. Give an example of the gods relationship with mortals from the story.

a. Now compare/contrast that to our relationship with our God.

6. We are the source of evil, so they say when they have only their own madness to thank if their miseries are worse than they ought to be. a. Who said this? b. What was the context?

7. They know nothing of the death and destruction which is near them, so that in one day they shall all perish. a. Who said this? b. What was the context? c. Who is this describing?

8. Never did I set eyes on a man like Odysseus for patience and pluck. a. Who said this quote? b. What was the context around it?

c. What does pluck mean in this context?

9. What is one way Athena helps Telemachosbe specific in the event you mention and how she helps him.

10. What does Antinoos plan for Telemachos? Why?

11. What does Penelopeia do when she hears about Antinoos plot? What answer does she receive?

12. Imagine a deer in the jungle, which has laid her suckling fawns just born to sleep in the den of a strong lion, while she goes over the hillocks and into the grassy dells to see her food: then the lion comes back to his lair, and deals death on the lot of them, dam and fawns, and tears them to pieces! So Odysseus will deal death on these, and tear them to pieces! a. Explain the significance of the quote. (Why was it said?)

b. What is the literary element used in this passage?

c. Who is the deer? Why?

d. Who are the fawns? Why?

e. Who is the lion? Why?

13. Recap the story of Orestes and Agamemnon. You can draw a diagram to help.

14. We care nothing for your prognostications. What does prognostications mean?

15. Quick would be their death, more rueing than wooing. What does rueing mean? 16. led by the doughty son of Achilles What does doughty mean?

Choose TWO out of the THREE questions here for a writing response. Answer the following questions with strong support for your argument: 17. Why do you think various people (and gods) keep retelling the story of Agamemnon and his homecoming? 18. Why do you think Homer spends so much time on the story of Menelaus' return and his meeting with Proteus? (Hint: Compare / contrast Menelaus with Odysseus.) 19. Why do you suppose Homer spends the first four books of an epic devoted to Odysseus in talking about his son, Telemachos? What must he learn?