The Odyssey

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The Odyssey

• A chapter-by-chapter review game

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Part I Question 1

• Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story
  of that man skilled in all ways of contending,

• These lines are the beginning of The Odyssey
  where Homer calls upon Calliope (goddess of epic
  poetry) to help him tell the story. What is this
  called?

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Answer

• The Invocation to the Muse

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Part I Question 2

• What sea nymph is currently holding Odysseus
  captive in her smooth caves (has held him for 7
  years)?

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• Calypso

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Part I Question 3

• Odysseus has been away from home for almost
  twenty years now and is currently being held as
  prisoner. Athena asks Zeus for help. What god
  does he send to Calypso telling her to release
  Odysseus?

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• Hermes, the messenger god

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Part I Question 4

• Odysseus leaves for Ithaca after defeating the
  Trojans. This trip should have taken two weeks.
  Instead, how long does it take?

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• Ten years.

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Part I Question 5

• Odysseus and his men land first in a peaceful
  village. Instead of enjoying the tranquility,
  they ravage the city and behave like monsters.
  The city-folk gather reinforcements and come out
  of the hills on horseback, driving back his men.
  What were the names of these people?

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• The Ciconians.

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Part I Question 6

• Odysseus sent several men to explore upon their
  landing in the Land of the Lotus-Eaters. What
  effect did the lotus have on his men?

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• Lotus, an addictive flower, causes them to sleep
  and forget home.

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Part I Question 7

• In the episode of The Cyclops, who suggests
  staying and seeing the Cyclops up close, instead
  of taking the sheep and stealing the cheese?

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• Odysseus.

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Part I Question 8

• Odysseus lies to Polyphemus about the status of
  his ship and about his name. What does he tell
  him that his name is?

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• Nobody.