The Odyssey QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is your first impression of
Odysseus? Which of his qualities do
you admire?
Describe the events on Ismarus.
What lessons can be learned from
the defeat of Odysseus and his
men on Ismarus.
Where is Odysseus' home?
What significant role does Ithaca play
in Odysseus' epic journey.
How do Calypso and Circe keep
Odysseus from reaching home?
What are Odysseus' feelings when
he is with Calypso and Circe?
What happens to the men who eat
the lotus?
What does this episode suggest
about the main problem Odysseus
has with his men?
What do you think about the way
Odysseus responds to the three
men that
long to stay with the Lotus Eaters?
What ways in the world of the
Odyssey similar to today's world and
in what ways
is it different?
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, Do you admire Odysseus? Why or
why not?
What do you think of Odysseus'
plan for escaping from
Polyphemus?
Before the meeting with the
Cyclops what had Odysseus
received from Maron at Ismarus?
What does the Council of Maron
reveal about ancient Greek attitudes
about
hospitality?
How do Odysseus and his
companions expect to be treated by
the Cyclops?
What laws of behavior and attitude
does Polyphemus violate in his
treatment of the Greeks?
How do Odysseus and his crew
ultimately escape from the
Cyclops?
Which positive and negative
character traits does Odysseus
demonstrate in his adventures with
the Cyclops?
Whom does Odysseus encounter in
the Land of the Dead?
Which character trait does
Odysseus demonstrate in the Land
of the Dead that he did not
demonstrate earlier?
What difficulties does Tiresias
predict for the journey to come?
Why does Odysseus continue despite
the grim prophecies?
Based on Tiresias' prediction, which
heroic qualities will Odysseus need to
rely upon
as he continues his journey? Explain.
In which adventure in this section
does Odysseus act most heroically?
How do the Sirens lure travelers to
their destruction?
How does the danger posed by the
Sirens compare to that posed by
the
Lotus Eaters?
What are Scylla and Charybdis, and
why do they pose dangers for
travelers?
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What is your first impression of
Odysseus? Which of his qualities do
you admire?
Describe the events on Ismarus.
What lessons can be learned from
the defeat of Odysseus and his
men on Ismarus.
Where is Odysseus' home?
What significant role does Ithaca play
in Odysseus' epic journey.
How do Calypso and Circe keep
Odysseus from reaching home?
What are Odysseus' feelings when
he is with Calypso and Circe?
What happens to the men who eat
the lotus?
What does this episode suggest
about the main problem Odysseus
has with his men?
What do you think about the way
Odysseus responds to the three
men that
long to stay with the Lotus Eaters?
What ways in the world of the
Odyssey similar to today's world and
in what ways
is it different?
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, Do you admire Odysseus? Why or
why not?
What do you think of Odysseus'
plan for escaping from
Polyphemus?
Before the meeting with the
Cyclops what had Odysseus
received from Maron at Ismarus?
What does the Council of Maron
reveal about ancient Greek attitudes
about
hospitality?
How do Odysseus and his
companions expect to be treated by
the Cyclops?
What laws of behavior and attitude
does Polyphemus violate in his
treatment of the Greeks?
How do Odysseus and his crew
ultimately escape from the
Cyclops?
Which positive and negative
character traits does Odysseus
demonstrate in his adventures with
the Cyclops?
Whom does Odysseus encounter in
the Land of the Dead?
Which character trait does
Odysseus demonstrate in the Land
of the Dead that he did not
demonstrate earlier?
What difficulties does Tiresias
predict for the journey to come?
Why does Odysseus continue despite
the grim prophecies?
Based on Tiresias' prediction, which
heroic qualities will Odysseus need to
rely upon
as he continues his journey? Explain.
In which adventure in this section
does Odysseus act most heroically?
How do the Sirens lure travelers to
their destruction?
How does the danger posed by the
Sirens compare to that posed by
the
Lotus Eaters?
What are Scylla and Charybdis, and
why do they pose dangers for
travelers?
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