Question

english 2
block:
name:
date:
the adventures of ulysses
study guide part three
the return
vocabulary:
spurned
roister
byre
wroth
churl
guild
torpor
rampart
identity:
agelaus
antinous
apollo
eumaeus
eurycleia
eurymachus
iros
the man from samos
questions:

1. how did ulysses feel when he returned home? what happened to his kingdom/property?
2. what did ulysses do once he found a cave? why do you think he did this?
3. who is eumaeus? what does he tell ulysses?
4. in what way did athena aid telemachus?
5. describe telemachus and ulysses reunion.
6. what is ulysses plan of attack?
7. describe the fight between ulysses and iros. why was fighting so dangerous for ulysses?
8. what story did ulysses (disguised as a beggar) tell penelope? why did he tell her this story?
9. what message did the \beggar\ share with penelope? how is penelope advised to select her suitor?
10. who is eurycleia?
11. what happened when the suitors attempted to use the bow?
12. what happened when the beggar/ulysses attempted to use the bow?
13. how did the suitors know the beggar was truly ulysses?
14. how did ulysses react when telemachus was hit by a spear?
15. how were the final suitors killed?

Explanation:

1. Answers are based on Homer's The Odyssey (Ulysses = Odysseus)
2. Vocabulary terms are defined using standard literary context
3. Character and plot details align with the epic's "Return" section

Answer:

Vocabulary Definitions:

• Spurned: Rejected with contempt
• Roister: To celebrate noisily; carouse
• Byre: A cowshed
• Wroth: Angry; furious
• Churl: A rude, ill-mannered person
• Guild: An association of craftspeople; a group
• Torpor: A state of physical or mental inactivity
• Rampart: A defensive wall of a fortification

Identity Definitions:

• Agelaus: A leading suitor of Penelope
• Antinous: The most arrogant and violent suitor of Penelope
• Apollo: Greek god of archery, music, and prophecy
• Eumaeus: Odysseus' loyal swineherd
• Eurycleia: Odysseus' loyal old nurse
• Eurymachus: A manipulative suitor of Penelope
• Iros: A beggar who taunts Odysseus in Ithaca
• The man from Samos: A suitor who brings gifts to Penelope

Study Guide Questions:

1. Ulysses felt bitter and vengeful; his palace was overrun by suitors squandering his wealth and courting Penelope.
2. He hid his treasure there; to secure his valuables before confronting the suitors.
3. He is Ulysses' loyal swineherd; he tells Ulysses (disguised as a beggar) about the suitors' cruelty and Penelope's loyalty.
4. She disguised herself as Mentor to guide Telemachus to search for news of Ulysses, and gave him courage.
5. Telemachus initially does not recognize the disguised Ulysses; when Ulysses reveals his identity, they embrace and plot against the suitors.
6. He will disguise himself as a beggar, test Penelope's loyalty, and with Telemachus' help, kill the suitors using his bow.
7. Iros taunts Ulysses, so Ulysses beats him easily; fighting was dangerous because it could have revealed his strength and identity to the suitors.
8. He told her a false story of meeting Ulysses in Crete; to test her loyalty and avoid revealing his true identity prematurely.
9. He told her Ulysses is alive and will return soon; he advises her to hold a bow contest (stringing Ulysses' bow) to select a suitor.
10. She is Ulysses' loyal childhood nurse who later recognizes him by his scar.
11. None of them could string Ulysses' powerful bow, let alone shoot an arrow through the axe heads.
12. He easily strung the bow and shot an arrow cleanly through all the axe heads, revealing his true skill.
13. He revealed the scar on his foot (from a boar hunt) that only his loved ones knew about, and he knew the secret of the bed he carved from an olive tree.
14. He calmed Telemachus, assured him the wound was minor, and urged him to keep fighting.
15. Ulysses, Telemachus, Eumaeus, and Philoetius trapped the suitors in the palace and killed them with arrows, spears, and swords; some were killed by falling from the palace walls.