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#Epic Answer- 10

• “Larger than Life” Qualities• Natural Leader• Fights for Good and Defeats Villains• Skilled Fighter• Smarter Than Everyone Else• Makes Long Journeys/Has Many Adventures

#Epic Question - 10

• What are the traits of an Epic Hero?

#Epic Answer- 20

• These artists wandered the countryside, singing epic poems as a form of entertainment.

#Epic Question - 20

• What are rhapsodes?

#Epic Answer- 30

• The Odyssey begins with the poet praying to the muse of poetry, which is called this.

#Epic Answer– 30

• What is the Invocation?

#Epic Answer - 40

• He is the bard credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Answer 1 – 40

• Who is Homer?

#Epic Answer - 50

• Plot centers around hero of unbelievable stature

• Deeds of superhuman strength• Vast setting, both geographical and

cosmological• Supernatural forces• Objective/Omniscient voice• Sustained, elevated style

#Epic Question – 50

• What are the Six Features of the Epic Narrative?

Mythology Answer - 10

• He is the King of the Gods, ruling from Mount Olympus.

• Bonus 10 Points – Must answer both to get points:– What is he the god of? – What is he the patron saint of?

Mythology Question – 10

• Who is Zeus?• Bonus Answers:– God of Sky &

Thunder– Patron Saint of

Hospitality

Mythology Question - 20

• She is the goddess of wisdom and warfare.

• Bonus 10 Points – Why is she so fond of Odysseus?

Mythology Question– 20

• Who is Athena?

• Bonus Answer:– Because Odysseus is a

wise soldier


• She is the beautiful witch goddess initially portrayed as cruel but revealed to have a caring nature.

• Bonus 10 Points – How long does Odysseus and his men stay with

her?


• Who is Circe?

• Bonus Answer:– Almost one year.


• This monster is described in the following quote:

“By heaven! When she vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron seething over intense fire, when the mixture suddenly heaves and rises. The shot spume soared to the landside heights, and fell like rain.”


• Who is Charybdis?


• This monster is described in the following quote:

“woe to the innocent who hears that sound! He will not see his lady nor his children in joy, crowding about him, home from sea…There are bones of dead men rotting in a pile beside them and flayed skins shrivel around the spot.”


• Who are The Sirens?

Plot Points Answer - 10

• This is the name of Odysseus’ homeland.

• Bonus 10 Points – These are the names of Odysseus’ wife and son.

Plot Points Question – 10

• What is Ithaca?• Bonus Answer:– Penelope and Telemachus


• This is the fake name Odysseus gave to Polyphemus.

• Bonus 10 Points – Why does Odysseus also lie about the location of

his ship?


• What is Nohbdy?

• Bonus Answer:– Odysseus wants to protect his

soldiers on the ship.


• This is the war Odysseus and his men fought in prior to the start of The Odyssey.

• Bonus 10 Points – What is the name of the epic poem that describes

the events of this war?


• What is the Trojan War.

• Bonus Answer:– The Iliad


• Odysseus’ men are turned into this type of animal when they first arrive on Circe’s island.

• Bonus 10 Points – What is the definition of fodder?


• What are swine?

• Bonus Answer:– Food for livestock

Question Plot Points - 50

• Circe warns Odysseus of this man-eating, six-headed sea monster that lives in a cave.

Answer Plot Points – 50

• Who is Scylla?

Concepts Answer - 10

• This is the term for exaggerated pride, arrogance, or self-confidence.

• Bonus 10 Points – Provide an example of this concept from the text

Concepts Question– 10

• What is hubris?

• Possible Bonus Responses:– Odysseus taunting Polyphemus– Odysseus ignoring his soldiers’

pleas (with both Polyphemus and Circe)


• The ability to act voluntarily at one’s own discretion.


Concepts Question– 20 • What is free will?

• Possible Bonus Responses:– Odysseus choosing to listen to the Sirens– Odysseus choosing to follow Circe’s request that he

stay on her island


• The development of events beyond a person’s control.


Concepts Question– 30

• What is fate?

• Possible Bonus Responses:– Odysseus’ return home– Odysseus blinding

Polyphemus– Odysseus’ encountering

Scylla and Charybdis


• Polyphemus’ recollection of the prophecy of the “wizard, grand and wondrous,” is an example of this concept.

• Bonus 10 Points – What is the name of the wizard?

Concepts Answer– 40

• What is fate?

• Bonus Response:– Telemus


• The below quotation is an example of this concept:

Circe tells Odyssues, “but if you wish to listen, let the men tie you in the lugger…so you may hear those harpies’ thrilling voices.”

Answer 4 – 50

• What is free will?

Blue Summaries Answer - 10

• Odysseus is telling his adventures to this man.

Blue Summaries Question – 10

• Who is King Alcinous?


• He is the Wind God, whom Odysseus meets after visiting the Island of the Cyclopes and before he meets Circe.

• Bonus 10 Points – Must answer both to get points:– What does this man give to Odysseus and his

men?– What do Odysseus’ men do with this gift?


• Who is Aeolus?

• Bonus Response:– Fair winds to get back to

Ithaca, and all the “bad winds” stuffed in a bag.

– Odysseus’ men open the bag of “bad winds” and they are blown back to sea


• This is the magical plant Odysseus eats that protects him from Circe’s power.


• What is moly?


• He is the blind prophet Odysseus meets in the Underworld who tells him his men must act with restraint and control.

• Bonus 10 Points– Who else does Odysseus meet in the Underworld,

and why did they die?


• Who is Tiresias?

• Bonus Response:– His mother, who died of

grief because Odysseus was away from home for so long.


• Odysseus’ men do this to Lord Helios’ cattle, which upsets the gods.

• Bonus 10 Points– What does Zeus do in response to this?


• What is Odysseus’ men kill and eat Helios’ cattle.

• Bonus Response:– Zeus sinks Odysseus’ ship

with a thunderbolt, killing everyone except Odysseus.

FINAL JEAPORDY

DOUBLE JEAPORDY

List the six traits of the Epic Hero. Provide examples from these episodes that demonstrate how Odysseus is an epic hero. To receive full credit, all six traits must be covered, but not

all in one episode.• Episodes:– Lotus Eaters– Cyclops– Circe– Sirens

DOUBLE JEOPARDY RESPONSES

• Six Epic Hero Traits:– “Larger than Life” Qualities– Natural Leader– Fights for Good and Defeats Villains– Skilled Fighter– Smarter Than Everyone Else– Makes Long Journeys/Has Many Adventures

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