THE ODYSSEY EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔How many men does Scylla take from Odysseus? - ✔✔6 men
✔✔What does Odysseus order his men to do when they reach the cattle of Helios? -
✔✔He orders them to NOT eat the cattle no matter how tempting it may be
✔✔Who was the man that persuaded Odysseus' men to eat the cattle? - ✔✔Eurylochus
✔✔Why does Odysseus not stop his men from eating the cattle of the sun god? - ✔✔He
is asleep
✔✔Why is Telemachus doubtful of Odysseus' plan to kill all the suitors? - ✔✔The
suitors are large in number
✔✔What does Odysseus order Telemachus to do? - ✔✔Stow the suitors' weapons
away.
✔✔How many axhandle sockets must Odysseus shoot through? - ✔✔12
✔✔What does Odysseus do after the suitors offer restitution for what they did? - ✔✔He
disregards the suitors' attempt for an apology and kills them all with the help of his
servants and Telemachus.
✔✔Who attempts to rally the suitors and get them to attack Odysseus? -
✔✔Eurymachus
✔✔Why does Penelope test Odysseus with the marriage bed? - ✔✔He will know it's not
movable.
✔✔What does Athena do to Odysseus appearance after he arrives back on Ithaca? -
✔✔She changes him into a beggar so he can go incognito.
✔✔Which god hates Odysseus? - ✔✔Poseidon bc he blinded Polyphemus.
✔✔Which god helps out Odysseus? - ✔✔Athena sides for Odysseus, and she
represents his cleverness and sharp mind.
✔✔Why does Homer refer to the Muse in the first line? - ✔✔To inspire his storytelling.
✔✔Which goddess intervenes and how? - ✔✔Athena intervenes by asking her father
Zeus to help Odysseus.
, ✔✔What does the story, "Sailing from Troy," reveal about who survives and who does
not? Why doesn't everyone survive? - ✔✔No one in Odysseus' group of 700+ men
survives (except Odysseus) due to their recklessness.
✔✔Out of the 10 years Odysseus has been trying to get home after the Trojan War, for
how many has he been Calypso's prisoner? (Calypso's Island) - ✔✔7
✔✔What is the name of Odysseus's homeland? - ✔✔Ithaca
✔✔Where do the men go after the Cicones drive them away? ("Sailing from Troy") -
✔✔They go to the island of the Lotus Eaters.
✔✔What happens if they eat the Lotus? ("The Lotus Eaters") - ✔✔They forget about
home.
✔✔What do the lotus flowers symbolize? - ✔✔temptation
✔✔What is Odysseus' tragic flaw at the BEGINNING of the "Cyclops" episode? -
✔✔curiosity
✔✔What virtue does Polyphemus not exhibit to his guests? - ✔✔hospitality
✔✔Which god (and his rules) does the cyclops disrespect? - ✔✔Zeus
✔✔What does Odysseus say is his name? - ✔✔Nohbdy
✔✔Why don't the men kill the cyclops? - ✔✔They will not be able to move the rock.
✔✔Odysseus' major epic hero trait in the Cyclops episode is - ✔✔intelligence
✔✔What is Odysseus' tragic flaw at the END of the Cyclops episode? - ✔✔HUBRIS
(excessive pride/arrogance)
✔✔How will Odysseus prevent his men from listening to the Sirens? ("The Sirens") -
✔✔beeswax in their ears
✔✔What lit term does the narrow passage that Odysseus must take between Scylla and
Charybdis represent? ("Scylla & Charybdis") - ✔✔idiom
✔✔Once they pass Scylla and Charybdis, where do Odysseus' crew insist on landing?
What do they do there? - ✔✔They insist on landing on Thrinacia, Helios' island. They
eat the immortal cattle that they were told not to, angering Helios and dooming
themselves to death.
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔How many men does Scylla take from Odysseus? - ✔✔6 men
✔✔What does Odysseus order his men to do when they reach the cattle of Helios? -
✔✔He orders them to NOT eat the cattle no matter how tempting it may be
✔✔Who was the man that persuaded Odysseus' men to eat the cattle? - ✔✔Eurylochus
✔✔Why does Odysseus not stop his men from eating the cattle of the sun god? - ✔✔He
is asleep
✔✔Why is Telemachus doubtful of Odysseus' plan to kill all the suitors? - ✔✔The
suitors are large in number
✔✔What does Odysseus order Telemachus to do? - ✔✔Stow the suitors' weapons
away.
✔✔How many axhandle sockets must Odysseus shoot through? - ✔✔12
✔✔What does Odysseus do after the suitors offer restitution for what they did? - ✔✔He
disregards the suitors' attempt for an apology and kills them all with the help of his
servants and Telemachus.
✔✔Who attempts to rally the suitors and get them to attack Odysseus? -
✔✔Eurymachus
✔✔Why does Penelope test Odysseus with the marriage bed? - ✔✔He will know it's not
movable.
✔✔What does Athena do to Odysseus appearance after he arrives back on Ithaca? -
✔✔She changes him into a beggar so he can go incognito.
✔✔Which god hates Odysseus? - ✔✔Poseidon bc he blinded Polyphemus.
✔✔Which god helps out Odysseus? - ✔✔Athena sides for Odysseus, and she
represents his cleverness and sharp mind.
✔✔Why does Homer refer to the Muse in the first line? - ✔✔To inspire his storytelling.
✔✔Which goddess intervenes and how? - ✔✔Athena intervenes by asking her father
Zeus to help Odysseus.
, ✔✔What does the story, "Sailing from Troy," reveal about who survives and who does
not? Why doesn't everyone survive? - ✔✔No one in Odysseus' group of 700+ men
survives (except Odysseus) due to their recklessness.
✔✔Out of the 10 years Odysseus has been trying to get home after the Trojan War, for
how many has he been Calypso's prisoner? (Calypso's Island) - ✔✔7
✔✔What is the name of Odysseus's homeland? - ✔✔Ithaca
✔✔Where do the men go after the Cicones drive them away? ("Sailing from Troy") -
✔✔They go to the island of the Lotus Eaters.
✔✔What happens if they eat the Lotus? ("The Lotus Eaters") - ✔✔They forget about
home.
✔✔What do the lotus flowers symbolize? - ✔✔temptation
✔✔What is Odysseus' tragic flaw at the BEGINNING of the "Cyclops" episode? -
✔✔curiosity
✔✔What virtue does Polyphemus not exhibit to his guests? - ✔✔hospitality
✔✔Which god (and his rules) does the cyclops disrespect? - ✔✔Zeus
✔✔What does Odysseus say is his name? - ✔✔Nohbdy
✔✔Why don't the men kill the cyclops? - ✔✔They will not be able to move the rock.
✔✔Odysseus' major epic hero trait in the Cyclops episode is - ✔✔intelligence
✔✔What is Odysseus' tragic flaw at the END of the Cyclops episode? - ✔✔HUBRIS
(excessive pride/arrogance)
✔✔How will Odysseus prevent his men from listening to the Sirens? ("The Sirens") -
✔✔beeswax in their ears
✔✔What lit term does the narrow passage that Odysseus must take between Scylla and
Charybdis represent? ("Scylla & Charybdis") - ✔✔idiom
✔✔Once they pass Scylla and Charybdis, where do Odysseus' crew insist on landing?
What do they do there? - ✔✔They insist on landing on Thrinacia, Helios' island. They
eat the immortal cattle that they were told not to, angering Helios and dooming
themselves to death.
