pt 2

Question 1

where does circe make odysseus go?

Answer 1

land of the dead to recieve his prophecy

Question 2

who does odysseus need to visit

Answer 2

teiresias

Question 3

what does he tell odysseus?

Answer 3

he will be the only man to survive

Question 4

what are sirens?

Answer 4

act like mermaids and sing

Question 5

what is sylla?

Answer 5

12 tentacle, 6 serpent head sharp fanged monster

Question 6

odysseus men all die from zeus thunder bolt , why!

Answer 6

ate mens cattle

Question 7

where is odysseus from?

Answer 7

ithaca

Question 8

what was the palace packed with?

Answer 8

suitors trying to marry penolope

Question 9

dramatic irony

Answer 9

signifies opposites, fro humorous effect

Question 10

who was the only one to recognize odysseus?

Answer 10

his dog recognized his voice

Question 11

why does odysseus get his feet washed?

Answer 11

people will notice the scar and know who it is

Question 12

what are bad about the sirens?

Answer 12

they can kill men and sailors, so odysseus told them to put beeswax in their ears

Question 13

why did the men eat the cattle of the sun god?

Answer 13

they believed to die by famine is worse then dying by a warning

Question 14

how did they think they would get away with it?

Answer 14

they perform a ritual to the gods

Question 15

what is odysseus doing when the men are eating?

Answer 15

hes asleep

Question 16

what advice does athena give him

Answer 16

to dress as a beggar to test faithfulness

Question 17

why does telemachus leave for a year!

Answer 17

to find clues about his father

Question 18

who were in the hut at the time!

Answer 18

the swimeherd and odysseus

Question 19

where does the swineherd go?

Answer 19

to greet telemachus

Question 20

what are the 2 tests the men have to do?

Answer 20

the men have to string the bow, and shoot 12 times in a row

Question 21

what does odysseus promise his servants?

Answer 21

marriage cattle houses

Question 22

meanest suitors of them all

Answer 22

antinous, hit him with a stool

Question 23

climax of story

Answer 23

odysseus takes his kingdom, but has to fight the suitors

Question 24

how do the other suitors make nicd

Answer 24

they blame it on tje ringleader

Question 25

how did it end?

Answer 25

they all die

Question 26

whats ironic about the 2 servants

Answer 26

they were both low class but humble

Question 27

what does he tell the maids to do ?

Answer 27

tell them to get rid of the bodies and hang the live ones

Question 28

what does he tell telemachus to do?

Answer 28

to go wash up along with the swine herd and cow herd

Question 29

whats penelopes task for odysseus?

Answer 29

he has to move his bed out of the chamber

Question 30

overall themes

Answer 30

loyalty
importance of truth
overcoming obstacles
human and god relationship