Which goddess speaks up for odysseus and telemachus at the council of. Use your odyssey book and study guide to answer the following questions from book 9 and 10. The worksheet and quiz can help test your knowledge of the odyssey book 9. In book 9 of homers odyssey, the title character tells about his adventures in the land of the cyclopes. In book 9 of homers the odyssey, odysseus begins recounting the hardships he has gone through since the end of the trojan war. Book ix and ulysses answered, king alcinous, it is a good thing to hear a bard with such a divine voice as this man has. This is a short answer quiz based on books 9 and 10 in the odyssey.
Women had less power and occupied a subordinate status. Usually, when mythic heroes undertake the dangerous voyage to the underworld, its for the. The literature section has a quiz for each of the five prescribed books of homers odyssey 9, 10, 19, 21, 22. Why does polyphemus stop the great ram on its way out of. In book 9 of homers the odyssey, we learn more about his travels after the trojan war ended and why he still has not made. Answer the following questions about the odyssey part 1 to see how well you have read. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. There is nothing better or more delightful than when a whole people make merry together, with the guests sitting orderly to listen, while the table is loaded with bread and meats, and the cupbearer draws wine and fills his. Epic similesepithets in book 9 of the odyssey, odysseus.
Because of the greek belief that guests are protected by the gods and had to be treated with great courtesy, odysseus warns the cyclops that zeus will avenge the unoffending guest. 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. There were nine settlements of them, and in each five hundred holdings, and from each of these nine bulls were provided. This is to help study the importaint events and characters in book 9. Odysseus finally reveals his identity to alkinoos and the phaiakians. Who appeared to telemachus to tell him about how to bring his father home. Books nine and ten the cyclops and circe books eleven and. How many separate books chapters are there in the odyssey. The heart of the caribbean smokeysails sams ship smokysails sams crew previous. These books thus give background not only to odysseuss audience but to homers as well.
The odyssey book 910 reading quiz by yvonne nguyen tpt. Only someone obsessed with greek myths can get 710 on this quiz. Questions are all based on blooms, designed to challenge students critical thinking skills. Books 9 through 12 are told as flashbacks, as odysseus sits in the palace of the phaeacians telling the story of his wanderings. 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. This quiz contains 3 sections, matching characters with their descriptions, a multiple choice section, and a timeline section in which students need to chronologically order the locations odysseus visits in books 9 and 10. In hades, the gods punished king tantalus by making him stand in a pool of water under a fruit tree. In it, odysseus tells his king alcinous all about his fantastic and unusual trip to the underworld in which he did just that. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Quizzes for the culture section are divided by topic.
Who is the first person telemachus seeks advice from about his father. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The odyssey symbols, allegory and motifs gradesaver. Be sure you recall the details of the battles and more by taking this quiz over book 9 of the odyssey from enotes. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Which harry potter hogwarts house do you belong to quiz. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. We sacked a city first off, but then reinforcements arrived and we lost many comrades. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Providing some of the richest and most celebrated examples of odyssean cunning, they speak as much to the resourcefulness of. Book nine my name is odysseus of ithaca, and here is my tale since setting out from troy.
What does he do to the cyclops instead of killing him. The odyssey quizzes about important details and events in every section of the book. The cyclops quiz from book 9 of the odyssey by teaching tools. Homeric geography is suspect, but some scholars place this at or near libya. Adventures in odyssey quiz questions page 9 us radio.
This is an edit of the hallmark channels made for tv movie, the odyssey. In this section, odysseus is regaling the phaeaceans with tales of his travails around the world and especially his battle with the horrible cyclops. They lost all desire to return home and had to be carried off by force. Which goddess first visits telemachus at the home of odysseus in book 1. They threatened to make war with the gods in olympus, and tried to set mount ossa on the top of mount olympus, and mount pelion on the top of. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on.
Reading quiz over books 9, 10, and 12 and associated background readings. By stringing it after all others have failed, he asserts his dominion and proves to the suitors that their efforts to take his wife and land from him have been in vain. Take a free quiz on the odyssey by homer and find out how well you know the book. Take our free the odyssey quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Book ix of the odyssey is called nekuia, which is an ancient greek rite used to summon and question ghosts.
Odysseus and his crew attack the men and take captive the women of the. Only someone obsessed with greek myths can get 710 on. The odyssey books 79 summary the odyssey summary the odyssey quiz all quizzes. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Literature network homer the odyssey book xi book xi then, when we had got down to the sea shore we drew our ship into the water and got her mast and sails into her. Book 9 the odyssey 15 questions by kalihannah last updated.
Book 9 quiz study set learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Students familiar with some of the legends of the odyssey but new to the epic itself might be surprised to see that the section on the lotuseaters is only about twentyfive lines long 9. In book nine odysseus decides to fully describe all the woes he has endured on his journey. The basic geographic orientation of the odyssey begins with troy, which was on the coast of the country known today as turkey. A bad wind pushed him to the settlement of the cicones where initially odysseuss men fought them off, but then they became drunk and stopped listening to odysseus. Are you a student or teacher in search of the answer keys for accelerated reader books.
Greek society was patrilineal lineage traced through the father and patriarchal ruled by men. We learn that poseidon, god of the sea, holds a grudge though we dont know exactly why against odysseus and is making the guys voyage home a pretty difficult one. As he begins his narrative, he relates that the cyclopes are a lawless people, which should. A storm sent by zeus sweeps them along for nine days before bringing them to the land of the lotuseaters, where the natives give some of odysseuss men the intoxicating fruit of. Were pleased to be able to offer accelerated reader answers for almost every accelerated reader book and story out there. This is a special kind of homeric epithet used frequently in the iliad and the odyssey.
The mighty bow of odysseus, which only he can string, is a symbol of his rightful place as king of ithaca and husband of penelope. Play odyssey quizzes on sporcle, the worlds largest quiz community. What are the people of pylos doing when telemachus arrives. Terms in this set 20 what is odysseus big mistake with the cyclopes. To link to this page, copy the following code to your site. Here is this stranger, i do not know who he is, come wandering suppliant here to my house from the eastern or western people. Quiz cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Copy this to my account email to a friend find other activities start over print help. Nine days later, he reaches the land of the lotuseaters. Quiz questions this category is for questions and answers related to adventures in odyssey, as asked by users of. The map shows just how many places and islands he visited. The first place odysseus and his men traveled to after they left troy was the land of the cyclops.
Were not sure if its actually in the rule book, but turning your guests into pigs is probably not going to win you the gods favor. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Polyphemos and odysseus are two characters you will be quizzed on. Achilles, son of peleus, athena, daughter of zeus, menelaus, son of atreus, etc. The notion of hospitality is so strong in the world of the odyssey that guests can even be considered part of ones family.