Active Reading Book 4

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  1. 1. Readers should be able to INFER that the Greeks valued (L _ Y _ _ _ Y) or staying true to their partners and superiors; they also valued (P _ W _ R), a man had have control and dominance over his palace. Finally the Greeks respected taking (_ E V _ _ G E); if a man has been wronged by another, he can take matters into his own hands, like Orestes did when he avenged his father's murder.
  2. 5. In the context of the sentence in the final panel on page 38, what word best means held back or prevented from returning?
  3. 7. (PAGE 40) Odysseus is trapped, without a ship or crew, with the nymph ______. She keeps Odysseus there for her ______. Calypso represents TEMPTATION as one of the roles of women in epic poetry.
  4. 8. (page 34) Proteus, the (O _ _/_ A N) of the sea is ______'s right hand man. Remember, Poseidon is angry with Odysseus because of his HUBRIS or excessive pride and the fact that the blinded his son, the cyclops Polyphemus.
  5. 10. In the context of the sentence on page 39, readers learn that Ajax is dead because he fell back into the brine and _______.
  6. 11. (PAGE 39) Readers can INFER that Ajax died due to his ____; he boasted or bragged that he didn't need the gods, just like Odyssesus, he has EXCESSIVE PRIDE.
  7. 14. Telemachus is on a journey to find information about his father like a young adult; this thematic topic is known as (C _ _ M _ _ G/_ F/A _ E) or maturing, and will also develop his identity.
  8. 15. Who is Menelaus referring to in the last panel on page 32?
  9. 17. The Greek custom of (H _ _ _ _ T _ L _ _ Y) is when people welcomed visitors and fed them and gave them gifts and a place to sleep safely. This ensured that humanity could safely explore and learn from each other.
  10. 19. What word on page 34 means there was no wind or breeze, so Menealus was stuck on the island of Pharos.
  11. 20. Menelaus is the king of ________, and his wife is _____ whose beauty began the Trojan War. (if you didn't listen to the video, this will be challenging)
  12. 23. Once Telemachus tells Menelaus about the suitors in their palace, he says, "These cowards would ____ a hero's bed" (page 34). The word in the blank means to take a position of power by (_ _ R C _).
  13. 24. (PAGE 33) Menelaus notices that Telemachuse sheds ____ when he spoke of Odysseus.
  14. 26. (pages 30-31) Close and active readers must trace how the Greeks were "civilized" despite having no written language and living during a violent timeWhat mode of transportation does Telemachus use to get to Sparta? .
  15. 27. The suitors discover Telemachus is gone and plan to kill him upon his return. Homer uses a metaphor to describe the plan when he writes, "We'll catch him in the straits between Ithaca and the bluffs of Same and _____ his ______" (page 43) comparing Telemachus' GOALS to a (B _ _ T) OR (S _ _ P) which can be forced under water.
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  1. 2. (page 32) Who does Menelaus miss more than any other Greek comrade?
  2. 3. (page 35) Homer has a woman HELPa hero when (E _ _ D _ _ _ A) the daughter of (P _ _ T _ _ S) tells Menelaus how to ensure her father tells him how to get home.
  3. 4. (page 34) Menelaus says he stopped to make sacrifices or _______ to the guids, but they were not satisfied because he could not sail.
  4. 6. (PAGE 33) Who is the woman in the top panel in the veil on page 33? She notices there is a (_ _ S _ M B _ _ _ C _) between Odysseus and Telemachus.
  5. 9. (PAGE 41) Active readers must note the clues that Homer provides about Greek Culture and Values; and FAITH is an integral part of Ancient Greek culture. Since he is Helen's husband, where will Menelaus get to go when he "dies?"
  6. 12. The ( __ __/ H _ _ _ E D/ K _ _ G) is the (E _ _ _ H _ T) used to describe Menelaus.
  7. 13. (page 32) Nestor reveals his respect and loyalty for Odysseus by showing Telemachus, Odysseus' son, ______ (welcoming him to his kingdom), and sending his own ___, Psistratus to accompany Telemachus on his journey to _______.
  8. 16. (page 34) Menealus calls the suitors (C _ W _ _ _ S) In a METAPHOR on page 34, Menelaus compares the suitors to newborn deer and Odysseus to a(n) ____.
  9. 18. (PAGE 40) Who is Menelaus' nephew, Agamemnon's son and Aegisthus' killer?
  10. 21. (page 32) Telemachus immediately notices how fancy Menelaus' palace is, filled with precious stones and gold and silver; he compares it to the palace of _____.
  11. 22. Son of ______ is an example of a(n) (E P _ _ _ E T) that Proteus uses to describe Menelaus' family lineage on page 37.
  12. 25. (PAGE 32) Clytemnestra is the name of Agamemnon's (W _ _ K _ D/W I F _ ) who took a lover, named Aegisthus, and plotted the murder of Menelaus' brother!