Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Thematic Oppositions - CORRECT ANSWER Contrasting ideas that structure literary
themes.
Savage vs civilized - CORRECT ANSWER Conceptual opposition testing social
contracts.
Desire vs restraint - CORRECT ANSWER Inner conflict between instincts and self-
control.
Beast vs human - CORRECT ANSWER Figural opposition reflecting savagery or
civilization.
Blindness vs insight - CORRECT ANSWER Ability to recognize differences in oneself.
Cannibalism vs hospitality - CORRECT ANSWER Half-figural opposition about social
contracts.
Figural Patterns - CORRECT ANSWER Metaphors and images structuring literary
themes.
Book 10 - CORRECT ANSWER Section of the Odyssey exploring oppositions.
Aeolus - CORRECT ANSWER God of winds; represents restraint versus greed.
Laestrygonians - CORRECT ANSWER Civilized appearance masking ominous inner
nature.