Odyssey Exam- study guide

Exam Dates: May 2 (white) and 3rd (blue)

These are the topics that will be covered on your test. Be sure to know in great detail about each. You can have a 3x5 index card with notes during the test.

1. Characters and descriptions
2. Theme- What is it? What role does it play?
3. Major stops on the journey
4. What was learned by Odysseus at the stops?
5. Monsters faced
6. Odysseus’s mistakes
7. God’s role in the journey
8. Characteristics of an epic hero and how Odysseus fits that role
9. How an epic hero is different from an epic heroine? (Odysseus and Penelope)
10. Greek Culture-guest treatment, burial, and sacrifices
11. Land of the dead- What Odysseus learned?
12. Characteristics of an epic myth- Invocation, media res, etc.
13. return home
14. Telemachus’s journey
15. test by Penelope
16. Defeat of suitors
17. Importance of loyalty
18. Punishment of suitors (appropriate or not?)

Honors Only:
1. How can MSK be compared to the Odyssey
2. What role does loyalty play in both
3. What struggles were faced by Kate, Anna, Julie, Brian, and Jessie
4. How does the Odyssey of MSK end?
5. Why was the ending unexpected?
6. Which character was a hero/heroine in this novel?
7. Personal Reflection: What is your opinion of the novel? Should I teach it again? Why or Why not?