| What does Odysseus say is “the proudest day of my life”? | He was proud because his son was born. |
| To what city do Odysseus’ ships sail so that the men may fight an opposing army? | Odysseus travels to Troy for the war. |
| What does Odysseus tell Penelope she must do if he has not returned before their son has a beard on his face? | Penelope must re-marry if Odysseus hasn’t returned. |
| On the ship, what does the goddess Athena tell Odysseus he is to do? | Athena tells Odysseus he must battle & defeat the Trojans. |
| Who is the “defenter of Troy”; its greatest warrior? | Hector was Troy’s greatest warrier. |
| Finish the words of the soothsayer: “Beware the __________ and their ____________.” | “Beware the Greeks and their Gifts” the soothsayer says. |
| What do Odysseus and his men build that finally allows them to enter the gates of the opposing army? | Odysseus and his men build the Trojan Horse to enter Troy. |
| How many years have they fought the war? | They fought the war for 10 (ten) years. |
| What does Poseidon say Odysseus will do as a result of Odysseus’ pride and arrogance? | Poseidon says Odysseus will suffer for his actions and never see the shores of Ithaca again. |
| When the cyclops asks for his name, what does Odysseus answer? Why doesn’t he give his real name? | Odysseus tell the cyclops his name is Nohbody to trick him. |
| How do Odysseus and his men escape the cyclops’ cave? | They escape the cyclops by crawling out under the sheep skin. |
| Who speaks to Odysseus at the waterfall where Odysseus collects water? | Aeolus speaks to Odysseus at the waterfall. |
| Why does he want to help Odysseus? | Aeolus helps Odysseus because he thinks Posiedon is arrogant and odysseus is the first mortal to use his mind |
| On the island of the goddess Circe, one of O’s men is turned into a ________________. | One of Odysseus’ men is turned into a paid at Circe. |
| How does O’s mother die? | Odysseus’ mother dies by drowning herself. |
| Why have the nobelmen come to see Penelope? | The Noblemen came to see Penelope so that they could marry her. |
| What person from his past does O see in the Underworld? | Odysseus sees his mother in the Underworld. |
| Why do Calypso’s maids giggle when the see O? | Calypso’s maids giggle when the see Odysseus because his is the first man they hace ever seen. |
| Athena: “The gods must _____________ for man what man ______________ for himself.” | Athena: “The gods must not do for man what man must do for himself.” |
| Where does Athena tell Telemachus to sail to in search of his father? | Athena tells Telemachus to sail to Sparta in search of his father. |
| How does Penelope keep O’s shroud in an unfinished state? | Since Penelope unstitched O’s shroud and its still on a loom, it remains in an unfinished state. She takes it apart daily. |
| What are the Suitor’s plans for Telemachus? | The suitors’ plans for Telemachus are to kill him. |
| How is the woman servant able to identify O? | The women servant is able to identify O by the scar on his leg. |
| What task does Penelope tell the suitors that they must perform to win her hand in marriage? | Penelope tells the suitors that they must string O’s bow and shoot an arrow cleanly through all all the axes to win her hand in marriage. |
| According to O, what was the suitors’ crime? | According to O, the suitors’ crime was that they were trying to steal his world. |
The Odyssey Film Viewing Guide
April 18, 2020