Odysseus Character Analysis Book 6

Odysseus Character Analysis Book 6

Multiple Choice

pgs 73-76) Description of Episode:

Nausicaa, King Alcinous’s daughter, is with her maidens doing laundry at the __________. There, she finds Odysseus and encourages him to come back to the palace to ask her mother for help returning home.

• beach

• river

• moon

• football field

Multiple Choice

Which Option best describes Odysseus in the beginning of Book 6?

• Option 1: Clever

  quick-thinking

  strategic

  friendly

  charming

• Option 2: lazy, dumb, silly, goofy, rude, obnoxious

Multiple Choice

pgs 73-75)Actions & Motivations:

Odysseus looks _________after his battle with the sea; he must figure out how to approach the princess in such a way that she wants to help him.

• handsome

• terrifying

• innocent

• sweet

Multiple Choice

“And out he stalked as a mountain lion exultant in his power strides through wind and rain and his _______ blaze and he charges over sheep or oxen or chases wild deer but his hunger drives him on to go for flocks, even to raid the best-defended homestead...”

• eyes

• feet

• legs

• hands

Multiple Choice

“Here I am at your mercy,____________--are you a goddess or a mortal? ... I have never laid eyes on anyone like you, neither man or woman... I look at you and a sense of wonder takes me

• king

• queen

• princess

• prince

Multiple Choice

Odysseus is a complex character. Odysseus, clever and strategic, knows how to get what he wants. He realizes that the Phaeacians are the one who can outfit him with a ship and crew to finally get back to Ithaca. He is willing to flirt a little with the princess, appealing to her youth and naivety in order to win an audience with her father the _________.

• queen

• princess

• king

• prince