Jeopardy! (The Odyssey Edition!)

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Jeopardy! (The Odyssey Edition!)
Characters Events Epic Elements Epic Terms Misc.
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Character 100

• Who the son of Lartes who lived in Ithica?

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Character Answer 100

• Odysseus
• (hes kind of a big deal)

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Character 200

• Who is the Cyclopes' father and of what two
  things is he god?

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Character Answer 200

• Poseidon
• Sea earthquakes

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Character 300

• Who is the evil witch who curses Odysseys men
  and how did she curse them?

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Character Answer 300

• Circe
• Turned them into pigs

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Character400

• Gets very upset when his immortal cattle gets
  eaten.
• (Which is understandable)

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Character Answer 400

• The sun god Helios

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Character 500

• Who foretold Odysseus future in the Underworld/
  Land of the Dead

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Character Answer 500

• Teiresias

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Character 600

• What is the Cyclopes real name?

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Character Answer 600

• Polyphemus

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Events 100

• In what war did Odyssey fight?

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Events Answer 100

• Trojan War
• City of Troy

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Events 200

• When the story starts where is Odysseus and how
  long has he been there?

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Events Answer 200

• Calypsos Island
• 7 years

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Events 300

• Why doesnt Odysseus just kill the Cyclops when
  he has the chance?

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Events Answer 300

• He and his men would have been trapped in the
  cave because they wouldnt have been able to move
  the boulder that blocked the opening to the cave.

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Events 400

• Why do the men go back to Circes island after
  the Land of the Dead?

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Events Answer 400

• They need to bury Elpinor (who they find in the
  Underworld), he died on Circes island.

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Events 500

• Circe and Teiresias both warn Odysseus of what?

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Events Answer 500

• That if he and his men eat the cattle of Helios,
  they will all die and Odysseus wont see his home
  for many years.

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Events 600

• What does Helios threaten to do and how does Zeus
  placate (satisfy) him?

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Events Answer600

• Helios threatens to stop the sun from shining.
• Zeus send a lightening bolt down and kills all of
  Odysseus men and destroys his ship.

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Epic Elements 100

• When Odysseus and his crew encounter the Sirens
  (whose song puts men in a trance so they can eat
  them) this would be an example of what epic
  element?

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Epic Elements Answer 100

• Strange Creatures

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Epic Elements 200

• An epic hero should have super human strength,
  confidence and _________. (Odysseus displays this
  last trait many times)

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Epic Elements Answer 200

• Cunning, cleverness or intelligence (any of these
  are acceptable)

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Epic Elements 300

• Which Archetype does Circe represent with in epic
  story?

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Epic Elements Answer 300

• Wicked Temptress

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Epic Elements 400

• When Hermes tells Odysseus how to defeat Circe
  and Poseidon makes it difficult for Odysseus to
  get home, these are examples of what epic plot
  element?

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Epic Elements Answer 400

• Divine intervention
• (Hero is helped or harmed by the gods)

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Epic Elements 500

• One of the elements of an epic is a strange
  creature (ie monster). List 3 the monsters
  Odysseus and his men have encountered thus far.

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Epic Elements Answer 500

• Cyclops
• Witch
• Cannibals
• Ghosts
• Sirens
• Scylla
• (12 tentacles, 6 heads)
• Charybdis
• (whirl pool with mouth and sharp teeth)

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Epic Elements 600

• List all the epic elements found in the passage.
• The wind and rain raged, but Percy confidently
  stepped forward. He had managed to stay alive
  though the volcano's eruption and the deadly
  snake pit. He might be in a strange new land, but
  he was determined to get home.

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Epic Elements Answer 600

• The wind and rain raged, but Percy confidently
  stepped forward. He had managed to stay alive
  though the volcano's eruption and the deadly
  snake pit. He might be in a strange new land, but
  he was determined to get home.

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Epic Terms100

• This is a fictional story that explains a natural
  phenomenon (such as weather)

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Epic Terms Answer 100

• Myths!

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Epic Terms 200

• Clues as to the outcome of a situation or event

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Epic Terms Answer 200

• Foreshadowing

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Epic Terms 300

• A long narrative poem about a hero.
• we have used this word a lot lately.

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Epic Terms Answer 300

• EPIC!

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Epic Terms 400

• Comparison using like or aswith the world epic
  at the beginning

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Epic Terms Answer 400

• Epic Simile!

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Epic Terms 500

• What is interesting about how The Odyssey is
  written?

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Epic Terms Answer 500

• It is not a linear plot. It starts on Calypsos
  Island which is more than 7 years after the
  Trojan War. Odysseus then flashes back to the
  events right after the Trojan War.

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Epic Terms 600

• Explain Odysseys attitude towards his crew as
  they are about to face Charydbis and Scylla.

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Epic Terms Answer 600

• He tries to be motivational to get the crew to
  keep moving.

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Misc100

• Who is waiting for Odysseus at home and what are
  their names?

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Misc Answer 100

• Penelope Wife
• Telemachus Son

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Misc 200

• Describe the choice Odysseus has to make when
  sailing between Scylla and Charybdis.

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Misc Answer 200

• Scylla 6 men would definitely die.
• Charydbis all would die.

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Misc 300

• What did Odysseus use to attract the ghosts in
  the underworld?

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Misc. Answer 300

• The blood of a slaughtered animal, the ghosts
  like to drink it.

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Misc 400

• Fill in the blanks

_________
Land on Circes island. She turns them to pigs
_________
_________
Leaves the city of Troy
Lands on King Alcinous island and tells his
story.
Attack Cicones (Troys ally) lose 72 men
Go to the Underworld
Island of Helios, Men eat cattle
_________
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Misc Answer 400

• Fill in the blanks

Scylla and Charydbis
Land on Circes island. She turns them to pigs
Island of the lotus eaters
Island of Calypso
Leaves the city of Troy
Lands on King Alcinous island and tells his
story.
Attack Cicones (Troys ally) lose 72 men
Go to the Underworld
Island of Helios, Men eat cattle
Island with the Cyclops
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Misc 500

• Give the class your best hero pose,
  starting.NOW!

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Misc Answer 500

• Visual judgment of class needed.

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Misc 600

• Spell your current English teachers first and
  last name.

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Misc Answer 600

• Kirsten Clendenin