What disguise does athena don when she visits telemachus in ithaca. You will receive your score and answers at the end. View assignment book 17 21 22 23 questions answers. Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Character function 3 what evidence is there to show how athena thought highly of odysseus. She takes the form of one of the princesss friends and tells her that she should be married soon, so she should go and do a ritual washing of clothes in the river. How are the suitors behaving in ithaca while odysseus is away. By the time homers audience encounters odyssey 23, odysseus has revealed his identity to his son. Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy. What is the importance of odysseuss bed in homers odyssey. Odyssey discussion questions salamanca high school. This presentation includes 5 quizzes on the odyssey and a key for each quiz. The odyssey test has 6 questions on the odyssey, the last two incomplete.
To assure herself of odysseus identity, penelope tests him. Book 23 of the odyssey called penelopes book and what is eurycleias role. She encourages the young princess to go to the river the next day to wash her clothes so that she will appear more fetching to the many men courting her. Match the following characters to the correct description. In book twentythree eurycleia runs up to tell penelope that her husband has. The description by odysseus of women in the underworld as a flock frames them as lessthanhuman, suggesting that they have lost an essential aspect of themselves in death. Terms in this set 23 who had the strongest navy at the time. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea. Play odyssey quizzes on sporcle, the worlds largest quiz community. While odysseus slumbers, alcinooss daughter, princess nausikaa, is visited by athene in a dream.
That night, athena appears in a dream to the phaeacian princess nausicaa, disguised as her friend. The king of the island on which he landed, skheria, is alcinous. Questions 7 through 25 are from another text, the count of monte cristo i believe. How many years did odysseus spend on calypsos island.
How does odysseus stall the people from discovering the truth concerning the. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the odyssey, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Who or what does the poet ask for help to tell the. Summary homer opens the odyssey with an invocation to the muse of epic poetry. Book 6 meanwhile, athene enters the city where odysseus has crashlanded and heads to the bedroom of the beautiful princess nausikaa. Which goddess first visits telemachus at the home of odysseus in book 1. Book 22 book 23 book 24 character analysis odysseus penelope telemachus. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Athena enters his palace to find his daughter nausicaa. Book 9 the odyssey 15 questions by kalihannah last updated.
However, zeus warns that odysseuss journey home will not be easy. So there he lay at rest, the stormtossed great odysseus, borne down by his hard labors first and now deep sleep. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. How did odysseus men avoid being tempted by the song of the sirens. What are the people of pylos doing when telemachus arrives. Athena is also reminded that she must continue aiding telemachus in his journey home, particularly when it comes. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means.
The odyssey book 12 quiz 10 questions by dereklee18 last updated. Summary and analysis book 1 athena inspires the prince. As a man aches for his evening meal when all day long his brace of winedark oxen have dragged the bolted plowshare down a fallow field how welcome the setting sun to. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. Odysseus is in scheria, where he is being hosted by the phaeacean king alcinoos.
Book 5 opens on mount olympus at another council of the gods. The odyssey worksheets, project, and test ereading. The odyssey discussion questions book 1 what do you think is the symbolic meaning of the greek gods and goddesses. The morning after odysseus rugged landing, athena disguised as a friend sends their daughter, nausicaa, and some of her handmaidens to wash clothes near the spot where the beleaguered hero. What does it suggest about human behavior and the tragic fate of human individuals. Athena once again asks zeus to assist odysseus, and zeus decides to send hermes to help him break free of his captivity by the lustrous calypso. When i pulled this as a resource i assumed all the questions on the odyssey test would be about the odyssey. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The odyssey unit test multiple choice 2 points each please answer on loose leaf. The body farm creepypasta by brian martinez performed by jason hill full 10part story duration. Be sure you recall these details and more by taking this quiz over book 23 of the odyssey from enotes.
Keep these qualities in mind as you read this part of the odyssey. There are 20 quizzes and 240 trivia questions in this category. King alcinous and queen arete rule the seafaring phaeacians on the island of scheria. How many separate books chapters are there in the odyssey.
Odyssey discussion questions book 1 1 have the students explain where odysseus has been and why. As odysseus sleeps, athena flies to a phaeacian city where the princess nausicaa, daughter of the king alcinous, lies sleeping. About the odyssey the odyssey summary character list glossary themes quotes and analysis books 14 books 58 books 912 books 16 books 1720 books 2124 symbols, allegory and motifs metaphors and similes irony imagery the fractal structure of epics literary elements related links essay questions quiz 1 quiz 2 quiz 3 quiz 4 citations. The odyssey by homer books 1920 summary and analysis. Taking the form of the princess friend, the goddess enters nausikaas dream and explains that, while the single life is nice, its time for her to think about marriage. The odyssey book 24 now deceased, the suitors are escorted to the gates of hades. Take our free the odyssey quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Homers epic poem the odyssey tells the story of odysseus, greek hero of the trojan war, and his adventures at sea during his travel home. The odyssey books 2324 summary the odyssey by homer books 2324 summary and analysis.
Converted notes into questions book 6 of the odyssey. Take this test to prove that you are an odyssey expert. What did athena do so that odysseus could enter his own palace unnoticed. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Eurycleia goes upstairs to call penelope who has slept through the entire episode. Who attends telemachus as he prepares for bed at the end of book 1. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Packet of notes from powerpoint 20 pts introduction to greek mythology and the trojan war quiz 20 pts worksheet on hades 10 pts homeric similes 20 pts. The iliad relates the events during part of the trojan war, while the odyssey recounts the adventures of odysseus as he returns home to ithaca following the end of the war. Quiz cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test.
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