THE ODYSSEY TEST EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+

THE ODYSSEY TEST EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ The prinicpal thematic significance of Odysseus's identifying himself to Polyphemus as Nobody odysseus goes to troy a decent man but becomes corrupted by war, so he loses the rights to his own name because he's a changed man. he has to regain the rights to his name through his journey home and since he meets polyphemus in the beginning, he hasn't yet done this. Also, his family and friends at home in Ithaca all believe that he is dead and so to them he's also Nobody The principal thematic significance of Odysseus's refusal to accept _____'s offer of unaging immortality Calypso's offer; at first seems to go against Achilles' advice to live life to its fullest/value life but really, death is a part of life so to live without fear of the ultimate sacrifice isn't really living. Also, immortality is a stasis especially without aging and so it's the opposite of what achilles said. So odysseus is choosing life and to value it by turning down Calypso; he's choosing a life that's more honorable than a god's.