ODYSSEY: PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/| LATEST EXAM UPDATES| 2024/25 |

ODYSSEY: PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ Laertes - -Which of the following characters is the father of Odysseus? a long narrative poem about important events in the history or folklore of a nation or culture - - Which of the following best defines an epic? Eating the Lotus will make the men forget about returning home. - -What danger to Odysseus' men do the Lotus-Eaters pose? civilized life in a law-abiding society - -In the next land we found were Cyclopes, giants, louts, without a law to bless them. By implication, what cultural value in ancient Greece is Odysseus emphasizing in this passage? Odysseus lies, telling the Cyclops that he is called "Nohbdy." - -When the Cyclops asks Odysseus' name, what does the hero tell him? Odysseus realizes that he and his men need the Cyclops to roll aside the huge stone that blocks the cave's entrance. - -Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops rather than kill him when the giant is asleep? the Cattle of the Sun God - -In which of the episodes does Odysseus lose all his men? a scene that interrupts the sequence of events in a narrative to relate earlier events - -Which of the following correctly defines a flashback? arrogance (pride) - -What quality of the epic hero