Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Freshmen: Tomorrow's quiz will cover Books 1-8 of The Odyssey, with a little snippit of Book 9 that we discussed in class.

Read Book 9 (pgs. 896 – 903 line 210)
Answer:
1. How are the Lotus Eaters a threat to Odysseus and his men?
2. Why doesn’t Odysseus respect the Cyclopes?
3. What does Odysseus’ metaphor imply about the Cyclops?
4. Why does Odysseus refuse his men’s “sound” request?
5. What is the Cyclops’ attitude toward the gods?
6. Why do you think Odysseus lies about his ship?Why doesn’t Odysseus kill the Cyclops at this time?

Sophomores: There will be a test on Acts II and III of Inherit the Wind and the related vocabulary TOMORROW!

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