| What does Odysseus say is “the proudest day of my life”? | the day his son was born |
| To what city do Odysseus’ ships sail so that the men may fight an opposing army? | Troy |
| What does Odysseus tell Penelope she must do if he has not returned before their son has a beard on his face? | she must remarry |
| On the ship, what does the goddess Athena tell Odysseus he is to do? | defeat the Trojans |
| Who is the “defenter of Troy”; its greatest warrior? | Hector |
| Finish the words of the soothsayer: “Beware the __________ and their ____________.” | Beware the Greeks and their Gifts |
| What do Odysseus and his men build that finally allows them to enter the gates of the opposing army? | a Trojan horse |
| How many years have they fought the war? | 10 years |
| What does Poseidon say Odysseus will do as a result of Odysseus’ pride and arrogance? | never go back to ithica |
| When the cyclops asks for his name, what does Odysseus answer? Why doesn’t he give his real name? | nobody; to trick him |
| How does Poseidon separate Odysseus’ ship from the others in the fleet and prevent Odysseus from returning home? | he made the sea foggy so they couldn’t see |
| How do Odysseus and his men escape the cyclops’ cave? | they stabbed him in the eye and ran |
| Who speaks to Odysseus at the waterfall where Odysseus collects water? | Aeolus god of wind |
| Why does he want to help Odysseus? | he thinks Posiedon is arrogant and odysseus is the first mortal to use his mind |
| What does the god at the waterfall give Odysseus? | bag of wind |
| On the island of the goddess Circe, one of Odysseus’s men is turned into a ________________. | pig |
| How does O’s mother die? | she drowned herself |
| How long do O and his men remain on the island of Circe? How is she able to keep them there for so long? | 5 years; |
| Where must O travel to gain information on how to return home? | the underworld |
| Why have the noblemen come to see Penelope? | to marry her |
| What was the one item that O carried into the underworld? | a goat |
| Tiresias; “It is the ____________ itself that makes up your life.” | journey |
| What does Tiresias say that O should look for in order to find his way home? | Thrincia |
| What person from his past does Odysseus see in the Underworld? | his mother |
| Penelope promises the nobleman that she will choose a husband from among them when she finishes _______________________. | her tapestry |
| Describe the monster that O and his men encounter in the Straits of Seylla. | a 3 headed snake |
| How many of O’s men are lost traveling through the Strait of Seylla? | all of them |
| Why do Calypso’s maids giggle when the see Odysseus? | he is the first man they have ever seen |
| Athena: “The gods must _____________ for man what man ______________ for himself.” | not do; must do |
| Where does Athena tell Telemachus to sail to in search of his father? | Sparta |
| How does Penelope keep Odysseus’s shroud in an unfinished state? | she rips it at night |
| After O returns to the island of Ithaca, how does Athene changes his appearance so he won’t be recognized? | she turns him into beggar |
| What are the Suitor’s plans for Telemachus? | to kill him |
| How is the woman servant able to identify Odysseus? | the scar on his leg |
| What task does Penelope tell the suitors that they must perform to win her hand in marriage? | shoot an arrow cleanly through all the axes |
| What happens to the suitors at the end of the film? | they died |
| According to Odysseus, what was the suitors’ crime? | trying to steal his world |
The Odyssey Film Guide
April 20, 2020