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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the main conflict in the Odyssey?
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Man vs. God
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Who is the God of the Sea?
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Poseidon
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What is Odysseus' dog's name?
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Argus
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What was in the bed that Odysseus built for Penelope?
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A tree
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Name one of the things Argus represents.
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Hope and Ithaca
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What would have to happen for Penelope to marry a suitor?
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She would have to finish sewing the thread into the shroud for Laertes
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What did Penelope promise Odysseus about marrying?
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Only if she learns of his death, she will remarry
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Which suitor threw a stool at Odysseus?
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Antinous
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What do the Phaecians give to Odysseus?
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A boat to return to Ithaca
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Who was the last to be killed in "Odysseus' Revenge?"
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Amphimius
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Who killed the last person in "Odysseus' Revenge?"
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Telemachus
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What did Odysseus disguise himself as?
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A beggar
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Who threw down the lightning bolt in the Odyssey?
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Zeus
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Who helps Odysseus when he reaches Ithaca?
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Emaeus
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How does Penelope trick the suitors?
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She unweaves the thread to buy time for Odysseus
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What does the tree in the bed represent?
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Family and love
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Who was Eurynome?
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Odysseus and Penelope's maid
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Why didn't Penelope and Telemachus believe it the beggar was Odysseus?
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Because they couldn't risk him being an imposter
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Who is the sun god?
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Helios
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What was Penelope's test?
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To shoot an arrow into a target
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How did Penelope get caught unweaving?
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A maid caught her and told a suitor
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