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What type of conflict is Odysseus facing? “I drew on all of my wits, and ran through tactics, reasoning as a man will for dear life.”. What type of conflict is this: Helplessness of men “like squirming puppies.” The savagery of the men “gaping and crunching like a mountain lion”.
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What type of conflict is Odysseus facing?“I drew on all of my wits, and ran through tactics, reasoning as a man will for dear life.”
What type of conflict is this:Helplessness of men “like squirming puppies.”The savagery of the men “gaping and crunching like a mountain lion”
Which conflict best expresses the theme of one should never underestimate your opponent?A. “Comeback, Odysseus, and I’ll treat you well.”B. “Always, I had in mind some giant, armed in giant force, would come against me here. But this, but you small, pitiful, and twiggy.”C. “He foretold for time to come my great eye lost, and at Odysseus’s hand.”
Which one shows man versus society?A. “Two dozen four wheeled wagons with heaving wagon teams, could not have stirred the tonnage of that rock.”B. “Why not take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back throw open the pins.”
What type of conflict is this:“The bad winds thus escape and blow the ships of men back to Aeolus”
After the Cyclopes eats the first two men on page 903, what is the mood? Why?
Read lines 175-185. What tone does the Cyclopes take? How do you know this?
What is his tone?You outrageous jerk, I can’t believe you would eat my best friend like that.
“The hall of Circe-and wolves and mountain lions lay there, mild in her soft spell fed on her drug of evil-none would attack oh it was strange…Humbly, those wolves and lions with mighty paws fawned on our men.”We can infer that Circe’s palace is:A. NormalB. BeautifulC. Out of the ordinaryGive text evidence to support your answer.
“Put up your weapon in the sheath. We two shall mingle and make love upon our bed so mutual trust may come of play and love.”One can infer that Circe:A. Dislikes Odysseus and all menB. Wants male companionship from Odysseus; she wants a relationshipC. She wants to kill himGive text evidence to support your answer
Infer why Circe would turn the men to pigs.A. Because she likes pigsB. Because pigs symbolize greed, filth, and the men’s actions remind her of the animalC. Because she loves the taste of pork
When Odysseus states, “Now, being a man, I could not help consenting,” to Circe after her request of asking him to stay longer on her island, what can be inferred by this statement?A. Odysseus means that he is a mortal man and must obey the goddess, Circe.B. Odysseus means being male he cannot resist Circe’s beauty.C. Odysseus is going to leave the island and never look back.D. Both A and B
“When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose came in the east.”Infer what this epithet means:A. A girl named Dawn lives in the East with rose colored nails.B. It is a new day, a new beautiful morning.C. The night is still young and they can take Rose to the east.
Is Odysseus his own antagonist? Support your answer with textual evidence.
What is the inciting incident in the Odyssey that makes the Cyclopes angry. Prove with text evidence.
What action leads to the climax of Book Nine of the Odyssey.
Who is the antagonist in Book 9 and 10? Prove with text evidence.
Name two ways in which you should use a comma in a sentence.
How is the theme of the pitfalls of temptation evident in the Odyssey.
