| LATEST EXAM UPDATES| 2024/25 |ODYSSEY PART 1 TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED.

ODYSSEY PART 1 TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. What does Odysseus' encounter with the Cicones after the Greeks leave Troy indicate about the Greek people? - -That they are violent warriors and plunderers. Why did Odysseus warn his men not to eat the lotus plant? - -The plant would make the men forget their homeland. Why are the Sirens a danger to passing sailors? - -The sweet songs of the Sirens lure men to their deaths. Why does Odysseus explain that "in my heart I never gave consent" during the long time he spent with Calypso and Circe? - -He intends to show that he remained faithful to Penelope. What does Helios mean by his threat to "go down forever / to light the dead men in the underworld"? - -That he will stop the sun from shining on the world and then all will be dark. Why does Calypso allow Odysseus to leave her island? - -Because Zeus (by way of Hermes) demands that she let him go. Why doesn't Odysseus warn his men about Scylla and Charybdis? - -He believes they will panic and endanger the entire ship. Why is Teiresias considered knowledgeable about the future? - -As a blind man, he is believed to have special insight. In epic poetry, the poet often begins by asking for assist