Final: The Odyssey And Common Archetypes

Question 1

List the steps in the hero’s journey

Answer 1

The call to adventure
The road of trials
The return

Question 2

Describe the call to adventure

Answer 2

A hero is asked to go on an adventure. The hero is aided by a mentor after this point

Question 3

The road of trials

Answer 3

The hero endures/ solves tests on his/ her journey. The hero usually is aided by a magical guide.

Question 4

The return

Answer 4

The hero returns home and helps people there

Question 5

Steps in the Trickster Tales

Answer 5

Crossing the boundary
Resolving the conflict
Creating change

Question 6

Protagonist

Answer 6

Main character. His/her actions drive the story. Usually the “good guy” but not always.

Question 7

Antogonist

Answer 7

Opposes the protagonist’s actions intentionally or unintentionally. Not always a villain, but always makes things difficult for the protagonist.

Question 8

Minor/ supporting characters

Answer 8

Add depth to the story, such as contrast

Question 9

Mentor

Answer 9

Guide and teacher
Provides tools/wisdom
Sometimes dies

Question 10

The shadow

Answer 10

Dark reflection of a character
The protagonist might have to defeat him/her
Typically chief antagonist

Question 11

Monster

Answer 11

Antagonist that the protagonist must defeat. Sometimes the shadow.

Question 12

Companion

Answer 12

Assists hero

Sometimes an animal

Question 13

Tempter/temptress

Answer 13

Tries to trick the hero with things that appeal to him/her, sometimes unintentionally.

Question 14

Damsel in distress

Answer 14

A character (usually a girl[usually a princess]) that needs to be rescued.

Question 15

Trickster

Answer 15

Usually the protagonist
Wants new/easier ways to do things
Boundary breakers

Question 16

Threshold

Answer 16

The last place a hero sees before his/her

Question 17

Wilderness/forest

Answer 17

Symbolizes the unknown world

Question 18

Garden

Answer 18

Symbolizes innocence and security

Question 19

Wasteland

Answer 19

Opposite of garden

Symbolizes loneliness and despair

Question 20

Maze/laberenth

Answer 20

Puzzling dilema

Question 21

Underworld/innermost cave

Answer 21

One of the most trying experiences the hero experiences

Can be a monster’s layer or a mental thing

Question 22

Castle

Answer 22

Place of safety

Contains what the hero wants to find

Question 23

The Iliad and the Odyssey are

Answer 23

The foundation for western literature

Question 24

Describe an epic

Answer 24

Long narrative poem
Epic hero
“Eternal human problems”
Grand scale ceremonial style

Question 25

Epic hero

Answer 25

Larger than life (highest standard of his/her time and culture)
Always remembered
Overcomes obstacles
Experiences emotions
NOT A SUPERHERO

Question 26

Epic conventions

Answer 26

Shared characteristics (invocation)
In media res (starting in the middle)
Homeric similes (long descriptions/comparisons)
Epithets (Odysseus raider of cities, clear-headed Telemohkas, etc.)

Question 27

Iliad

Answer 27

Trojan war (lasted 10 years)
Odysseus came up with trojan horse
1200 B.C
Said to have been fought over Helen.
Probably fought over trade routes

Question 28

Homer

Answer 28

Traveling bard
Used cliffhangers
Possibly blind

Question 29

How many men and ships did Odysseus start and end with

Answer 29

Start 720 men 12 ships

End 0 men 0 ships and Odysseus returned on a borrowed ship