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Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selection “from the Odyssey, Part One: The Wanderings.”

Calypso allows Odysseus to leave her island because —

Odysseus tells Calypso that he wishes to return to Penelope because —

Odysseus’s encounter with the Cicones after the Greeks leave Troy indicates that the Greeks —

After Odysseus’s men eat the lotus plant, they —

Why does Odysseus blind Polyphemus rather than kill him?

From what we discover about Circe, we can assume that her tame wolves and mountains lions are —

What does the shade of Teiresias require in order to provide Odysseus with a prophecy?

Odysseus saves his crew from the Sirens’ song by —

Odysseus does not warn his crew about Scylla because he thinks they would —

What prophecy of Teiresias and Circe does Odysseus withhold from his men?

Literary Focus
The questions below refer to the selection “from the Odyssey, Part One: The Wanderings.”

Which of the following formulas is not used by Homer to describe Odysseus?

In epic poetry, the poet often begins by asking for assistance in telling the story. This convention is known as the —

One of the things that the Greeks regarded as most offensive to the gods was to —

To Homer and his listeners, the stories that we call myths primarily expressed —

Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selection “from the Odyssey, Part Two: Coming Home.”

When Odysseus returns home, Athena advises him to disguise himself as a —

Which of the following events is an example of dramatic irony?

When Odysseus reveals himself to Telemachus, his son —

The old hound Argos knows that Odysseus has returned because the dog —

Penelope proposes that her suitors perform a difficult task. They have to —

To enlist the aid of the swineherd and cowherd in his battle with the suitors, Odysseus —

Who joins Odysseus in the fight against the suitors?

Telemachus executes the maids because they have —

To stop Odysseus from killing all the suitors, Eurymachus does everything but —

Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by —

Literary Focus
The questions below refer to the selection “from the Odyssey, Part Two: Coming Home.”

When Eumaeus calls Telemachus “light of my days,” he is using a(n) —

In Part Two of the Odyssey, Odysseus exhibits the traits of an epic hero by —

The Odyssey includes all of the following themes except —

Penelope’s test of Odysseus in Book 23 of the Odyssey —

Constructed Response
The question below refers to the selection “from the Odyssey, Part One: The Wanderings.”

Odysseus does not tell his crew everything Teiresias and Circe predict will happen to them as they get closer to home. Do you think Odysseus’s decision to withhold this information is a good one? On a separate sheet of paper, explain your opinion. Support your ideas with at least two details from the selection.

Which character (other than Odysseus) in Part Two of the Odyssey do you think is the most heroic? On a separate sheet of paper, explain the reasons for your choice. Support your ideas with at least two details from the selection.