Studying for the Test on The Odyssey

The test will have

1. A matching section on characters/characteristics (characters listed on the quote quiz PLUS other characters mentioned in study questions). The names Antinoos and Eurymakhos might appear in multiple choice questions; they are the only suitors' names that you need to recognize.

2. Two matching sections like the quote quiz given in class

Characters: Odysseus, Telemakhos, Penelope, Kyklops, Kalypso, Kirke, Eumaios, Iros, Eurykleia, Melanthios, Athena, a crew member, a suitor, Akhilleus, Agamemnon

3. A multiple choice section (My multiple choice questions concern interpretations as well as facts.) Sample Questions: Which of these traits do Kyklops and Iros have in common?" "The Argos episode illustrates all of the following EXCEPT one."

4. One or two short-answer questions (related to the study questions). I will expect you to use SEEE (1.state the point; 2.elaborate- defining the key term;3.provide particular evidence; 4.explain how the evidence makes the point, using the definition you provided). This answer should resemble what you did in the paragraph on one of Odysseus' characteristics.

It might help you study to do the following:

1. Make a list of important characters (from the quote quiz and the study questions) and identify their key characteristics. (Important characters are those in the study questions or those mentioned frequently in the text or in class discussion.) For each, find a quote you would use to convey typical attitudes or characteristics (that relate to major issues like being civilized or being a survivor).

2. Make a list of incidents on the voyage and what each represents (in terms of indicating a kind of danger or a kind of value or a definition of being "civilized" or "uncivilized"). Use the map to help remember all the places.

3. Look over the study questions and try to answer them (also consider what we have discussed in class). There might be questions involving terms, for instance "epic" (characteristics), "heroic epithet," and "epic simile"). There might be questions on important plot events (things that occur that demonstrate Odysseus' characteristics or the nature of civilization, etc.). Most questions will pertain to Study Sheet questions. There will be one question giving two quotes and asking which is Fitzgerald's translation. (You can't study for that, but if you've been reading this translation, you'll have a sense of the relationships and feelings Fitzgerald emphasizes and you'll know.)