Mythology/Odyssey Test Review Test Date : 11/7/13 (Thursday)
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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
to test
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