Odyssey Unit
Packet 4
Odyssey Part 3
Content:
Part 3 Vocabulary List
Part 3 Vocabulary Practice
Part 3 Reading Guide
Part 3 Figurative Language Practice
Part 3 Summary & Paraphrasing Practice
Name:__________
Class period: _____
English 9
Word
Definition
Cower
(v) to crouch, as
in fear or shame
Imprudence
Incredulity
Guise
Renowned
Sentence
The mouse cowered in
the corner as the cat
moved toward it.
(n)
Lacking wisdom
or good judgment
We were amazed at our
guests’ imprudence in
requesting special
privileges.
(n) unwilling to
accept what is
true
The boy looked at the
magician with incredulity
when he appeared to
levitate.
(n) costume;
form or style of
dress
(adj) widely
acclaimed or
highly honored
He worked for his own
interests under the guise
of compassion toward
others.
Many people attend the
talk by the renowned
scientist.
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Miss Brummett
Name
Part 3 Vocabulary Practice
DUE DATE:
Compete each of the following sentences with the appropriate word from the box.
Fill in each blank with the appropriate vocabulary word.
renowned
cower
incredulity
imprudence
guise
1. Fred earned a detention when he showed _________________________ by throwing a
paper airplane at the substitute.
2. The lost little boy ___________________ against the wall crying for his mommy.
3. The president of the United States tends to be ____________________________;
almost everyone in the world knows who he is.
4. The students stared at the teacher with _______________________ when he told them
that they had a four page paper to write over Winter Break.
5. The thieves entered the house under the ___________________________ of repair
men; the elderly woman never knew they had stolen anything until it was too late.
contrive
gale
peril
shroud
tumult
6. The strong _____________________ caused the man walking through the storm to
suddenly fall.
7. When it became clear that their friend was in _______________________________,
they created a plan to save her.
8. The car crash caused such a ____________________________ that the road was shut
down for three hours.
9. He ______________________ a story which he believed would fool the teacher into
believing that his grandmother had been in the hospital.
10. When the river flooded, many homes became ____________________________ by
water.
dismember
embark
mammoth
ponderous
valor
11. The sailors ____________________ and were out of sight within minutes.
12. The ________________________ book was so heavy that it took three people to carry
it.
13. The five-year-old boy was awarded a special medal from the governor for his
________________ when he pulled his father from a burning building.
14. Martha was horrified when she walked into the room to discover that her son had
_______________________ her favorite chair.
15. Because he had never seen one before, Henry was amazed at how
____________________ the elephant was.
Miss Brummett
Name
DUE DATE:
Odyssey Part 3 Reading Guide
Answer each of the following questions using complete sentences.
Father and Son
1. Who helped Odysseus get to Ithaca?
2. How long has Odysseus been away from his home?
3.What is currently going on at Odysseus’s home in Ithaca?
4. Who are the suitors and what do they want?
5. How does Penelope react to the suitors?
6. How does Athena help Odysseus?
7. Who can see Athena? Who cannot?
8. What does Athena instruct Odysseus to do in lines 13-19?
9. How does Athena change Odysseus before he talks to Telemachus?
10. a. How does Telemachus react to Odysseus?
b. How does Odysseus react to seeing his son?
11. What does Odysseus tell Telemachus to do?
The Beggar at the Manor
1. What is Odysseus’s dog’s name? What happens to him?
2.
Does Penelope know Odysseus is home?
3.
How do the suitors treat the disguised Odysseus?
4. Who is the leader of the suitors?
5. How does Odysseus reply when Antinous yells at him and throws a stool at him?
6. What does Odysseus ask from the gods as punishment for Antinous’s behavior?
7.
What do the other suitors think of Antinous’s behavior?
8.
How does Penelope feel about Antinous? What kind of man is Antinous?
9. What does Penelope ask her housekeeper, Eurynome, to do? Why is this ironic?
10. When Odysseus and Penelope meet, Penelope tells Odysseus (disguised as a beggar) how she
tricked the suitors. Describe Penelope’s trick.
11. What problem does Penelope now face?
12. How does Penelope say she has felt since Odysseus left?
13. How did Penelope put off her wedding for three years?
The Test of the Bow
1.
What test does Penelope devise for the suitors?
2.
Odysseus, disguised, tries the test. How does he do?
3. a. To what is Odysseus’s handling of the bow compared?
b. To what senses does the imagery of these lines appeal?
4.
At the end of this section, what are Odysseus and Telemachus prepared to do?
Figurative Language: Identify at least two examples of figurative language
in this section of the Odyssey.
Page number
Page numbers / Line number / Quote / Type of Figurative Language
Line numbers
Quote
Type of Figurative Language
Paraphrasing: Paraphrase lines 31-42 from Part 3.
“One word only,
My lords, and suitors of the famous queen.
One thing I have to say.
There is no pain, no burden for the heart
When blows comt to a man, and he defending
His own cattle—his own cows and lambs.
Here is was otherwise. Antinous
Hit me for being driven on by hunger-How many bitter seas men cross for hunger!
If beggars interest the gods, if there are Furies
Pent in the dark to avenge a poor man’s wrong,
then may
Antinous meet his death before his wedding day!”
Odyssey Part 3: Summary
In the space below, summarize Part 3 of The Odyssey. Your summary should fill the majority of
the page.
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