Question 1

Odysseus built his and Penelope's marriage bed so that it could not be moved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Circe made Odysseus's men drink a potion that turned them into dogs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Circe became Odysseus's lover for one year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Odysseus loses his men because they killed and ate the sacred cattle of Poseidon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Odyssey begins with the confrontation between Odysseus and his father Laertes, which causes Odysseus to go off to war to seek honor for himself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Calypso offers immortality to Odysseus, but Odysseus would rather go home to his wife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Odysseus arrived home with only three men from his original crew.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most scholars believe that Homer's portrait of the bard Demodocus is autobiographical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Penelope represents the Great Goddess or her priestess in that she

Accepted Answer

A)  weaves. 
B)  guards an olive trunk or Tree of Life. 
C)  has a special way of knowing and planning. 
D)  does all of the above. 
A)  weaves. 
B)  guards an olive trunk or Tree of Life. 
C)  has a special way of knowing and planning. 
D)  does all of the above.

Question 10

Why does Agamemnon tell Odysseus in the Underworld not to trust his wife?

Accepted Answer

A)  because Agamemnon was killed by his wife and her lover 
B)  because Agamemnon's mother killed his father 
C)  because he knows Penelope has been unfaithful to Odysseus 
D)  because he hates all women 
A)  because Agamemnon was killed by his wife and her lover 
B)  because Agamemnon's mother killed his father 
C)  because he knows Penelope has been unfaithful to Odysseus 
D)  because he hates all women

Question 11

Agamemnon was slain by his wife's lover Orestes and avenged by his son Aegistus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Circe and Calypso have much in common. Which of the following does not describe them both?

Accepted Answer

A)  She poses a deadly threat to the hero. 
B)  She is the archetypal helper-maiden. 
C)  She weaves. 
D)  She lives in a beautiful cave with a rich garden all around. 
A)  She poses a deadly threat to the hero. 
B)  She is the archetypal helper-maiden. 
C)  She weaves. 
D)  She lives in a beautiful cave with a rich garden all around.

Question 13

At the end of the Odyssey, a new war breaks out between Odysseus and the vengeful relatives of the dead suitors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the Odyssey, Zeus

Accepted Answer

A)  punishes the good and rewards the guilty. 
B)  punishes the guilty and rewards the good. 
C)  punishes everyone in the Underworld. 
D)  rewards everyone in Elysium. 
A)  punishes the good and rewards the guilty. 
B)  punishes the guilty and rewards the good. 
C)  punishes everyone in the Underworld. 
D)  rewards everyone in Elysium.

Question 15

Odysseus does not appear until Book 5 of the Odyssey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In order for the dead in Hades to speak, Odysseus must feed them blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Odysseus blinded Polyphemus because he had said lewd things about Odysseus's wife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Because he is so inventive, Odysseus is able to craft an agreement with the suitors' families, so that the poem ends in peace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Lord Tennyson interprets Odysseus as embodying a modern spirit of scientific heroism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The moral universe of the Odyssey is typically Greek: humans have no control over their destinies; everyone is the victim of the whims of the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Odysseus built his and Penelope's marriage bed so that it could not be moved.

Circe made Odysseus's men drink a potion that turned them into dogs.

Circe became Odysseus's lover for one year.

Odysseus loses his men because they killed and ate the sacred cattle of Poseidon.

The Odyssey begins with the confrontation between Odysseus and his father Laertes, which causes Odysseus to go off to war to seek honor for himself.

Calypso offers immortality to Odysseus, but Odysseus would rather go home to his wife.

Odysseus arrived home with only three men from his original crew.

Most scholars believe that Homer's portrait of the bard Demodocus is autobiographical.

Penelope represents the Great Goddess or her priestess in that she

Why does Agamemnon tell Odysseus in the Underworld not to trust his wife?

Agamemnon was slain by his wife's lover Orestes and avenged by his son Aegistus.

Circe and Calypso have much in common. Which of the following does not describe them both?

At the end of the Odyssey, a new war breaks out between Odysseus and the vengeful relatives of the dead suitors.

In the Odyssey, Zeus

Odysseus does not appear until Book 5 of the Odyssey.

In order for the dead in Hades to speak, Odysseus must feed them blood.

Odysseus blinded Polyphemus because he had said lewd things about Odysseus's wife.

Because he is so inventive, Odysseus is able to craft an agreement with the suitors' families, so that the poem ends in peace.

Lord Tennyson interprets Odysseus as embodying a modern spirit of scientific heroism.

The moral universe of the Odyssey is typically Greek: humans have no control over their destinies; everyone is the victim of the whims of the gods.

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Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

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Exam 13: A Different Kind of Hero: The Odysseus

Odysseus built his and Penelope's marriage bed so that it could not be moved.

Circe made Odysseus's men drink a potion that turned them into dogs.

Circe became Odysseus's lover for one year.

Odysseus loses his men because they killed and ate the sacred cattle of Poseidon.

The Odyssey begins with the confrontation between Odysseus and his father Laertes, which causes Odysseus to go off to war to seek honor for himself.

Calypso offers immortality to Odysseus, but Odysseus would rather go home to his wife.

Odysseus arrived home with only three men from his original crew.

Most scholars believe that Homer's portrait of the bard Demodocus is autobiographical.

Penelope represents the Great Goddess or her priestess in that she

Why does Agamemnon tell Odysseus in the Underworld not to trust his wife?

Agamemnon was slain by his wife's lover Orestes and avenged by his son Aegistus.

Circe and Calypso have much in common. Which of the following does not describe them both?

At the end of the Odyssey, a new war breaks out between Odysseus and the vengeful relatives of the dead suitors.

In the Odyssey, Zeus

Odysseus does not appear until Book 5 of the Odyssey.

In order for the dead in Hades to speak, Odysseus must feed them blood.

Odysseus blinded Polyphemus because he had said lewd things about Odysseus's wife.

Because he is so inventive, Odysseus is able to craft an agreement with the suitors' families, so that the poem ends in peace.

Lord Tennyson interprets Odysseus as embodying a modern spirit of scientific heroism.

The moral universe of the Odyssey is typically Greek: humans have no control over their destinies; everyone is the victim of the whims of the gods.

Introduction to Greek Myth

Ways of Interpreting Myth Part Two Epic Myths

In the Beginning: Hesiods Creation Story

Alienation of the Human and Divine: Prometheus, Fire, and Pandora

The Divine Woman in Greek Mythology

The Olympian Family of Zeus: Sharing Rule of the Universe

In Touch With the Gods: Apollos Oracle at Delphi

Dionysus: Rooted in Earth and Ecstasy

Land of No Return: The Gloomy Kingdom of Hades

Heroes of Myth: Man Divided Against Himself

Heroines of Myth: Women in Many Roles

Heroes at War: The Troy Saga

Myth and the Tragic Vision in the Theater of Dionysus: Euripides Bacchae

The House of Atreus: Aeschyluss Oresteia

The Tragic House of Laius: Sophocles Oedipus Cycle

A Different Perspective on Tragedy: Euripides Medea Part Four the World of Roman Myth

The Roman Vision: Greek Myths and Roman Realities

Virgils Roman Epic: The Aeneid

The Persistence of Mythglossary Selected Bibliography Credits Index

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