The Odyssey Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Why does Odysseus leave home? - answerOdysseus leaves home to go fight in the Trojan War
Why does Cyclops live alone in a cave? - answerThe Cyclops lies alone in a cave because they
have no meaning or muster; they have no purpose in life
Why does...
Why does Odysseus leave home? - answer✔Odysseus leaves home to go fight in the Trojan War
Why does Cyclops live alone in a cave? - answer✔The Cyclops lies alone in a cave because they
have no meaning or muster; they have no purpose in life
Why does Odysseus go to Hades, the land of the dead? - answer✔Odysseus goes to Hades, the
land of the dead, to speak to the blind prophet Tiresias so he can find a way to go back home
To whom does Odysseus speak to in the land of the dead? - answer✔Odysseus speaks to the
blind prophet Tiresias in the land of the dead.
After twenty years, how does Odysseus finally get home? - answer✔Odysseus finally comes
home because great seafarers, the phaeacians, take him on their boat and take him home.
What are Antinous and the others doing in Odysseus' house? - answer✔Antinous and the others
are trying to marry Odysseus' wife and they are taking control over the household and the people
living in it.
What test does Penelope use to choose a husband from among the suitors? - answer✔Penelope
decides to tell the suitors that if they can string and shoot Odysseus's bow and hit the targets they
can marry her. But she knows no one can do any of that other than Odysseus himself.
Why does Odysseus go to the land of the dead? - answer✔Odysseus goes to the land of the dead
to seek advice from the Prophet Tiresias on how to get home.
What brings the spirits of the dead to Odysseus? - answer✔The spirits come to Odysseus when
he sacrifices the black lamb and pours its blood into a trench.
What does Tiresias say that Odysseus and his men must not do? - answer✔Tiresias tells
Odysseus and his men must not eat Helios's cattle or else all of his men will die and he will not
return home a awhile.
What is Odysseus expressing when he describes how him and his men felt about the opposing
army with these phrases: ".. like the leaves and baldes of spring.." "So doom appeared to us, dark
word of Zeus for us , our evil days" - answer✔They are worried about the threat of the opposing
men being too great
How threatening did the enemy appear to Odysseus? (".. like the leaves and baldes of spring.."
"So doom appeared to us, dark word of Zeus for us , our evil days") - answer✔They appeared
threatening and ready to fight
What kind of creature does the verb Scattered evoke? - answer✔Mice or small animals
What comparison does it suggest between Cyclops and Odysseus and his men? (Scattered ) -
answer✔It shows how much larger the Cyclops is than the men and it shows how the men were
very scared that the Cyclops would scoop them up and eat them.
What do these verbs (Wheezing, Fumbled, Squatted, Thrown) suggest about the Cyclops'
condition? - answer✔He is tired, hurt, and clumsy
What does this reveal about Cyclops' pain, anger, and remaining strength? (Wheezing, Fumbled,
Squatted, Thrown) - answer✔He is in a lot of pain and he is becoming very weak. He is very
angry too.
What do these contrasting words express about his home and his future? ("...the honey lights of
home.... but anguish lies ahead) - answer✔It shows that his home is wonderful, but his furture is
not.
What do you notice about these words in relation to each other? (Bows, allows, note, twinning,
throat, a-pinning, joy troy, boy, see, be) - answer✔most of them rhyme with each other
How does this contribute to a sense of the sirens music? (Bows, allows, note, twinning, throat, a-
pinning, joy troy, boy, see, be) - answer✔It's rhythmic and catchy to make the soldiers want to
listen.
Why does Homer liken fishing to Scylla's actions? - answer✔He does this because Scylla sticks
it head down like a fishing rod to catch its bait (people).
What does this comparison suggest about Scylla's power? - answer✔It shows that it is very
powerful and strong and can grab men with very little effort.
Why does Homer choose to provide Athena's direct words in this passage rather than summarize
her speech to Odysseus? - answer✔Homer chooses this because she is a god and anything she
says is very important and should be known.
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