Pick Two Questions on The Odyssey : Teamwork Grade

Scribe: _______________________________________
Circles the question team is doing and copies down what team members want on this paper.
Reporter: ______________________________________
Reads team's answer to class

Directions: Circle your two questions and write your team's answer on the back of this paper. You may use your books.

1. Whose pain and suffering has been the greatest, Odysseus' or Penelope's? Give reasons.

2. In what ways is Circe a danger to Odysseus and his men? Is she more dangerous or less dangerous than the Cyclops? Support your opinions with evidence from the reading so far.

3. Eurylochus' character contrasts sharply with Odysseus' character in Book 10. What aspects of Odysseus' character are revealed through this contrast? Substantiate this answer with an example from the story.

4. Do you think that it was wise of Odysseus to linger so long with Circe? Give as many reasons as you can for your opinion.

5. In what ways can sexual or romantic appeal be a trap today? Give several examples.

6. Let's say you are on Circe's Island. You have a leader who has not always made wise decisions. What would have been the best thing for you to do when Odysseus comes to your boat and wants you to beach the ship and join them all up at the palace? Give your reasons.

7. Compare and contrast Circe and Odysseus. In what ways are they different and in what ways are they the same? Use examples from the text to back up your opinions.

8. Compare and contrast Penelope and Odysseus. In what ways are they different and in what ways are they the same? Use examples from the test to back up your opinions.

9. Why do you think Penelope devises the contest with the bow? What does this contest reveal about her?

10. Do you think Odysseus is right to kill the suitors? Why or why not?

11. What would have been the fastest way for Odysseus to get home? Use information from your text to prove this point.

12. Assume that Odysseus represents the ancient Greeks' ideal of a man and that Penelope represents their ideal of a woman. In what ways are the characters similar to and different from the ideal man and woman of today?

13. Do you think Odysseus improved as a leader and a hero over the course of his adventures? Why or why not?

14. Of all the monsters and perils that Odysseus and his crew face during their wanderings, which do you think is the most terrifying and why?

15. Explain what Odysseus's toughest challenge was to overcome, why it was the toughest and what skills or personality traits he used to overcome it.

16. Which character in the Odyssey did you like the best and why?