HONORS ENGLISH 9 ODYSSEY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FINAL
PAPER
◉ 35) What question does the story of Oedipus bring up
Answer: Is a man's life predestined, or does he have a choice
through his own free will
◉ 37) How is Fate personified in Greek mythology?
Answer: Through 3 goddesses
◉ What do the fates named mean
Answer: The Weaver, the Allotter, and the Not Turning Back.
◉ 39) What are the names of the two groups of women goddesses
who lived on Mt. Olympus?
Answer: The graces and the muses
◉ purpose of the muses
Answer: They influenced how the stories of the Greek gods and
goddesses were passed throughout the generations through oral
(spoken) tradition.
◉ 41) What subjects were the Muses responsible for teaching?
, Answer: History, astronomy, art
◉ 42) What does the god Poseidon rule over?
Answer: the sea
◉ When and where was the odyssey composed
Answer: Greece, around 750-725 BC
◉ Which translation is most used
Answer: Robert Fitzergald
◉ How did Odysseus depart Troy
Answer: with a fleet of 12 ships and 720 men
◉ Odysseus hero qualities
Answer: his craftiness or guile; the ingenious tricks he uses to get
himself out of difficult situations
◉ Who was Athena on the side of
Answer: Greece
◉ Who was Aphrodite on the side of
Answer: Trojans
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FINAL
PAPER
◉ 35) What question does the story of Oedipus bring up
Answer: Is a man's life predestined, or does he have a choice
through his own free will
◉ 37) How is Fate personified in Greek mythology?
Answer: Through 3 goddesses
◉ What do the fates named mean
Answer: The Weaver, the Allotter, and the Not Turning Back.
◉ 39) What are the names of the two groups of women goddesses
who lived on Mt. Olympus?
Answer: The graces and the muses
◉ purpose of the muses
Answer: They influenced how the stories of the Greek gods and
goddesses were passed throughout the generations through oral
(spoken) tradition.
◉ 41) What subjects were the Muses responsible for teaching?
, Answer: History, astronomy, art
◉ 42) What does the god Poseidon rule over?
Answer: the sea
◉ When and where was the odyssey composed
Answer: Greece, around 750-725 BC
◉ Which translation is most used
Answer: Robert Fitzergald
◉ How did Odysseus depart Troy
Answer: with a fleet of 12 ships and 720 men
◉ Odysseus hero qualities
Answer: his craftiness or guile; the ingenious tricks he uses to get
himself out of difficult situations
◉ Who was Athena on the side of
Answer: Greece
◉ Who was Aphrodite on the side of
Answer: Trojans
