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Test Tuesday October 6 Flashcards

1
Q

Who made prophecies in the Land of the Dead

A

Tiresias

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2
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Who did Helen run away to Troy with

A

Paris

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3
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Where did Odysseus hide his chest of treasures when he arrived home

A

In the Naiad’s cave

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4
Q

Who has been controlling much of Odysseus’ destiny

A

The Gods

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5
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Who kept Odysseus prisoner for 7 years

A

Calypso

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6
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Who is King Menelaus’ famous wife

A

Helen

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7
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How did Odysseus prove to his wife who he was

A

He knew their bed was built around a tree

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8
Q

What was the occupation of the Cyclops

A

Shepherd

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9
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Who sang beautiful songs which lured sailors

A

The Sirens

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10
Q

Who was the author of the Odyssey

A

Homer

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11
Q

Name Odysseus’ son

A

Telemachus

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12
Q

Name the swirling waters fatal to sailors

A

Charybdis

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13
Q

Who was the first suitor to die

A

Antinous

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14
Q

How long was Odysseys away from home

A

20 years

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15
Q

Who was the supreme ruler of the gods and men

A

Zeus

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16
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What was the name of the 6-headed monster

A

Scylla

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17
Q

When the cyclops asked Odysseus what his name was, what did he tell the cyclops his name was

A

Nobody

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18
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Name the blind minstrel who sang in the land of the Phaeascians

A

Demodocus

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19
Q

Who owns the Cattle in the Cattle of the Sun God

A

Helios

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20
Q

What type of poem is the Odyssey

A

Epic

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21
Q

What other companion piece did this author write

A

The Iliad

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22
Q

The odyssey follows what famous war

A

The Trojan war

23
Q

How long did the Trojan war last

A

10 years

24
Q

Who was the wife of Menelaus who started the war

A

Helen

25
Q

What Trojan prince ran off with Helen

A

Paris

26
Q

Odysseus was king of what country

A

Ithaca

27
Q

What is the name of Odysseus’s wife

A

Penelope

28
Q

Which goddess helped Odysseus

A

Athena

29
Q

On whose island did Odysseus tell his adventures

A

The Phaeacians

30
Q

Who is the God of sea who torments Odysseus

A

Poseidon

31
Q

Who gave Odysseus a bag of winds

A

Aeolus

32
Q

What was the name of the cyclops

A

Polyphemus

33
Q

Who was the father of the cyclops blinded by Odysseus

A

Poseidon

34
Q

What physical feature was the cyclops famous for

A

One eye

35
Q

How did the men escape the cyclops

A

By hiding under sheep

36
Q

Who was the enchantress who captured Odysseus’s men

A

Circe

37
Q

What does this enchantress do to Odysseus men

A

Turn them into pigs

38
Q

Whose beautiful singing lured men to their deaths

A

The sirens

39
Q

Who was the blind prophet that Odysseus spoke with in the land of the dead

A

Tiresias

40
Q

Who owned the sacred cattle slaughtered by Odysseus’s men

A

Helios

41
Q

What does Odysseus put into his men’s ears to keep out the sirens song

A

Beeswax

42
Q

Where does Odysseus see his mother

A

The land of the dead

43
Q

What six headed monster eats six of Odysseus’s men

A

Scylla

44
Q

What monster sucks down the seawater like a whirlpool

A

Charybdis

45
Q

How does Odysseus put the cyclops to sleep

A

Wine and brandy

46
Q

Who send Odysseus to Hades to learn how to get home

A

Circe

47
Q

Who remains faithful to their spouse throughout the odyssey

A

Penelope

48
Q

What is the home of the gods

A

Mount Olympus

49
Q

Who is the sun god

A

Helios

50
Q

Who is the king of the winds

A

Aeolus

51
Q

How long has Odysseus been wandering at sea

A

10 years

52
Q

Where does Odysseus first land after leaving calypso

A

Phaeacia

53
Q

What name does Odysseus use when the cyclops asks him

A

Nobody

54
Q

Who is Odysseus’s father

A

Laertes

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