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Book 10-16 Flashcards

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1
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What is interesting about King Aeolus’s island?

A

It is a floating island made of bronze.

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What did the gods name King Aeolus?

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Lord of the Winds

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Which of the winds does King Aeolus NOT put in the bag he gives Odysseus as a “godly gift”?

A

West Wind

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4
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Why does Odysseus go back to King Aeolus after getting within sight of Ithaca?

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His crew hoped for gold and riches so they opened the bag while he slept.

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Does King Aeolus help Odysseus when he visit for the second time?

A

No. He believes the gods are punishing him and will not get involved.

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.

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. other three answers are correct.

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What did the gods name King Aeolus?

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Lord of the Winds

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8
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What does Eurylochus and half the crew find at the center of Aeaea?

A

A great house surrounded by domesticated wild animals.

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9
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Circe is the bewitching queen who…

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turned Odysseus’s men into pigs.

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10
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Who helped Odysseus resist Circe’s magic?

A

Hermes

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11
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How long does Odysseus and the crew stay at Aeaea (Circe’s
Island?

A

1 year

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12
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While in the Land of the Dead, Odysseus meets this man who fell off Circe’s roof (to his death) from a drunken stupor.

A

Elpenor

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13
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What did Tiresias say will happen if Odysseus allows his men to kill any of
Helios’s cattle?

A

His ship and crew will be destroyed.
He will suffer more long years at sea.
He’ll return at last, but unrecognized at home.

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14
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One task that Tiresias tells Odysseus he must complete when he lands on the shores of his native land is…

A

go inland and plant his oar

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15
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According to Circe, how are Odysseus and his men to avoid the dangers of the Sirens?

A

plug the crew’s ears with beeswax.
row on without stopping.
have his men bind him to the mast

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16
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Circe warned Odysseus of Scylla saying,

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“she’ll snatch away six of your men, one in each mouth.”

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17
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What does the crew do to the cattle?

A

Eat the cattle while Odysseus sleeps.

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18
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Where does Odysseus drift to after the ship is destroyed?

A

He drifts back towards Scylla and Charybdis.

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19
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How does Odysseus avoid being swallowed down by Charybdis?

A

He holds onto an olive tree for hours.

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20
Q

Where does Odysseus go after he is launched away from
Charybdis?

A

He drifts for 9 days and ends up at Ogygia.

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21
Q

T/F King Alcinoos gives Odysseus a ship to go home after he finishes telling his journey from Troy to Phaeacia.

A

True

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22
Q

T/f Odysseus is awake when he arrives at Ithaca but falls asleep on the beach.

A

False. He was dropped off on the beach asleep.

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23
Q

Athena arrives and helps Odysseus hide his stuff. She also disguises Odysseus as ______.

A

a decrepit beggar

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24
Q

Athena tells Odysseus to go see_____.He is almost attacked by several______when he does go.

A

Eumaeus, dogs

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25
Q

Eumaeus, the swineherd, does not at first believe the beggar’s story that Odysseus is coming home because…

A

Others have told such stories hoping for rich rewards from Penelope.

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26
Q

Meanwhile, Telemachus is leaving____when____asks for safe passage to Ithaca
because he is on the run.

A

Pylos, Theoclymenus

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27
Q

Who visits Telemachus while he sleeps on the ship home and tells him how to avoid the suitor’s ambush by going east?

A

Athena

28
Q

T/F Telemachus goes to visit Eumaeus where he also sees a disguised
Odysseus.

A

True

29
Q

While Eumaeus goes to inform Penelope of Telemachus’s safe return_____

A

Odysseus reveals his true form to Telemachus and they plot revenge.

30
Q

T/F Odysseus tells Telemachus not to reveal his identity to anyone, be friendly with the suitors, and not to defend him.

A

True

31
Q

T/F Telemachus tells his mother that he has learned of Odysseus being stranded on an island but he’s on his way home.

A

True

32
Q

______informs Penelope and Telemachus that Odysseus is in Ithaca. ________
wanted to keep it a secret.

A

Theoclymenus, Telemachus

33
Q

Hearing the news of Telemachus’s safe return home, Antinoos orders the
killing of_____

A

Telemachus

34
Q

What theme is most evident in Zeus destroying Odysseus’s ship and killing all the crew for eating the cattle?

A

Punishment

35
Q

To challenge the gods arrogantly or with self-pride is called…

A

hubris

36
Q

Odysseus comes up with a plan to get revenge on the suitor instead of open combat. What theme?

A

Power of Cunning over
Strength

37
Q

In Agamemnon’s words to Odysseus, what does “ascertained” mean?

A

discovered

38
Q

Who is the author of The Odyssey Graphic Novel?

A

Gareth Hinds

39
Q

found out something for certain/positive

A

ascertained

40
Q

without being aware/unintentional

A

unwittingly

41
Q

lacking substance or firmness

A

insubstantial

42
Q

a cautious or secretive way

A

stealth

43
Q

one of wisdom or with experience/judgement

A

sage

44
Q

wild animals hunted for sport or food

A

game

45
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to secure/anchor

A

moor

46
Q

to express sorrow audibly or a mournful cry

A

wail

47
Q

lever or wheel that steers a ship

A

helm

48
Q

distasteful, foul, horrible, or awful

A

repugnant

49
Q

person who tends to swine/pigs

A

swineherd

50
Q

a person who is wise/knowledgeable/speaks with gods

A

oracle

51
Q

small allowance/wage

A

pittance

52
Q

straight to the point/abrupt speech

A

blunt

53
Q

exposed to risk/in danger

A

peril

54
Q

weakened, old, or impaired

A

decrepit

55
Q

a sign or warning of something

A

portents

56
Q

This character (in the Land of the Dead tells Odysseus how he can go home.

A

Tiresias

57
Q

This character turns Odysseus’s men into pigs.

A

Circe

58
Q

This six-headed monster eats 6 of Odysseus’s cremates.

A

Scylla

59
Q

This character is Lord of the Winds and give Odysseus a bag full of all the winds, excluding the

A

King Aeolus

60
Q

This character is Odysseus’s mother. She is now in the Land of the dead after dying from grief.

A

Anticleia

61
Q

Who is this women? (Holding a bucket)

A

A laestrygonian who leads two men to a trap.

62
Q

Who is this man? (Old man)

A

Odysseus disguised

63
Q

What is the name of this sea monster that lives below the water and swallows down the sea?

A

Charybdis

64
Q

Captain who stays behind and tells Odysseus what Circe did to the men? He later encourages the men to eat the cattle.

A

Eurylochus

65
Q

This man, a swineherd, is loyal to Odysseus and Telemachus.

A

Eumaeus

66
Q

What does Odysseus, tied to the mast, listens to their beautiful song. His men fill their ears with beeswax and continue rowing.

A

Sirens

67
Q

This man joins Telemachus on his way back to Ithaca as he is on the run for killing a man. He is the son of a prophet.

A

Theoclymenus

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