Classical Literature Test Review
Directions: Review each character, place, and literary term.
Group/highlight each character/place according to the text they appear in. Star those that cross between texts.
Characters & Places
Achilles
Aeolus
Agamemnon
Alcinous
Antinous
Aphrodite
Apollo
Ares
Athena
Calypso
Choragos
Cithaeron
Circe
Corinth
Creon
Cronus
Delphi
Dionysus
Eumaeus
Eurycleia
Eurymachus
Hector
Hecuba
Helen
Helios
Hera
Hermes
Jocasta
Laius
Laertes
Menelaus
Merope
Oedipus
Odysseus
Paris
Penelope
Polybus
Polyphemus
Poseidon
Priam
Sophocles
Sphinx
Thebes
Thetis
Teiresias
Zeus
Literary Terms:
Allegory
Allusion
Anagnoreisis
Comedy
Cicones
Cyclopes
Deus ex machina
Epic
Epic Conventions
Epic Simile
Extended Metaphor
Flashback
Hamartia
Hubris
In Medias Res
Invocation
Irony (Dramatic)
Monomyth
Metrical Structure
Muses
Myth
Nemesis
Orchestra
Parados
Paradox
Peripeteia
Proskenian
Personification
Rhapsodes
Skene
Stock Epithet
Theatron
Thymele
Titans
Tragedy
Tragic Flaw
Tragic Hero
Structure of Test:
100 Questions
25
25
20
10
20
Classical Literature Terms
Character Identification
Quotation Identification
Reading Comprehension
Short Answer
“The Odyssey” Review Questions
1. Describe Odysseus. Use five adjectives to explain his character.
2. Explain how the disobedience of Odysseus’ men create problems throughout the epic.
3. Describe the danger of the Lotus Eaters. How does Odysseus keep from losing his men to the Lotus Eaters?
4. What offense does the Cyclops commit against Odysseus and his men?
5. Explain how Odysseus saves himself and his men from the Cyclops.
6. What is the Cyclops’s name? Who is his father?
7. Why does Odysseus reveal his true identity to the Cyclops?
8. What is the danger of the Sirens? Explain how Odysseus and his crew escape them.
9. Describe Scylla and Charybdis. What damages are suffered in this episode?
10. Where is Odysseus when his men slaughter and eat the sacred cattle? How does Zeus punish them?
11. What qualities of a good leader does Odysseus show throughout his adventures? What bad qualities does he show?
12. Why is Poseidon angry with Odysseus?
13. How does Athena help Odysseus and Telemachus throughout the epic?
14. What is Odysseus plan to take back his kingdom?
15. Explain how Penelope put off the suitors for so long. Be specific.
16. Describe Penelope’s character.
17. Why does Penelope test Odysseus? What is the test? What does this show us about Penelope?
18. Who is the leader of the suitors? Who is killed first?
19. Describe Telemachus. How is he like his father?
20. Who does Odysseus meet when he goes to the Land of the Dead?
Additional Review Material
Review Odyssey and Oedipus Rex Notes posted on teacherweb.
Review the following site for the Iliad. http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Iliad.Outline.html
Classical Literature Characters Quizlet http://quizlet.com/10684791/characters-iliad-odyssey-oedipus-rex-flash-cards/
Classical Literature Terms Quizlet http://quizlet.com/10684504/classical-literature-terms-flash-cards/