The Odyssey Part 1
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Homer 100
 The
Iliad and Epic were both written by
Homer in _____________ BC.
a.
400 BC
b.
500 BC
c.
700 BC
d.
800 BC
Homer 200
 Homer
wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad
in poetic form. The poetic form is often
called a(n)
a.
Ode
b.
Ballad
c.
Epic
d.
Sonnet
Homer 300
 Homer
wrote the Odyssey and Iliad in
800 BC, but the events probably
occurred in
a.
1200 BC
b.
1100 BC
c.
1000 BC
d.
900 BC
Homer 400
 Which
one occurred first? The Odyssey
or The Iliad?
a.
Odyssey
b.
The Iliad
Homer 500
 The
story of the Odyssey is about
a.
The Trojan War
b.
The adventures of Hercules
c.
Going home to Ithaca
Plot 100
 What
did Odysseus and his men do to
the Cyclops?
a.
Killed it’s sheep herd
b.
Get it drunk and blind it
c.
Kill it
d.
Burn it
Plot 200
 According
to the story, what people
offered Odysseus and his men food that
made them drunk?
a. The Gods
b. The Cicons of Ismarus
c. The Trojans
d. The Lotus Eaters
Plot 300
 Odysseus
lost 72 men to what group of
people he wanted revenge against.
a.
The Cyclops
b.
The Cicons of Ismarus
c.
The Lotus Eaters
d.
The Trojans
Plot 400
 Odysseus
spent a year with this woman
who also turned the men into swine.
a.
Circes
b.
Calypso
c.
Aphrodite
d.
Hermes
Plot 500
 King
Aeolus gave Odysseus what to help
him get home?
a.
Lotus
b.
Moly
c.
Amulet
d.
Bag of wind
Characters 100
 Who
is Odysseus’s wife?
a.
Circes
b.
Calypso
c.
Penelope
d.
Athena
Characters 200
 Which
God helps Odysseus?
a.
Hermes
b.
Poseidon
c.
Helios
d.
Hercules
Characters 300
 The
Cyclops father is ________________.
a.
Hermes
b.
Helios
c.
Zeus
d.
Poseidon
Characters 400
 What
group of mythic creatures
endangered the ship after Odysseus left
Circes?
a. Cyclops
b. Sirens
c. Cicons
d. Muses
Characters 500
 Who
must Odysseus seek in Hades?
a.
Charon
b.
Calypso
c.
Tiresias
d.
Helen
Myths 100
 Where
did Odysseus have to go to
consult with the blind prophet,
Tiresias?
a.
Troy
b.
Ithaca
c.
Imarus
d.
Hades
Myths 200
 The
cattle the men were not to touch
belonged to which God/Goddess?
a.
Helios
b.
Hermes
c.
Poseidon
d.
Zeus
Myths 300
 What
did Hermes’ Moly protect
Odysseus from?
a.
The Cyclops
b.
Circes magic
c.
The Sirens
d.
The Scylla
Myths 400
 The
whirlpool in the strait was called
the _____________.
a.
Scylla
b.
Charybdis
Myths 500
 How
many men did Odysseus lose to
the Scylla?
a.
6
b.
7
c.
8
d.
9
The Iliad (Prequel) 100
 How
long did the Trojan War Last?
a.
10 years
b.
5 years
c.
2 years
d.
1 year
The Iliad (Prequel) 200
 Odysseus
a.
Cicona
b.
Ithaca
c.
Imarus
d.
Hades
was king of _____________.
The Iliad (Prequel) 300
 The
winners of the war won by hiding
inside a __________________.
a.
Ship
b.
Wooden Horse
c.
Basket
d.
Barrel
The Iliad (Prequel) 400
 The
Trojan War got started when the
Trojans kidnapped the Spartan Queen,
___________.
a. Circes
b. Calypso
c. Penelope
d. Helen
The Iliad (Prequel) 500
 Who
won the Trojan War?
a.
The Spartans
b.
The Trojans
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More Characters 600
 Odysseus
shot him first. Why not? He
was the chief suitor for Penelope.
1.
Actovis
2.
Antinous
3.
Cowherd
4.
Swineherd
More Characters 700
 Come
here boy! Sit! Heal! Roll over!
This was the dog of Odyseuss.
1.
Actovis
2.
Antinous
3.
Cowherd
4.
Argo
More Characters 800
 Poseidon,
Zeus, and Helios worked against
Odysseus. She, however made him taller,
more muscular and beautiful.
1.
Athena
2.
Antinous
3.
Cowherd
4.
Swineherd
More Characters 1000
 One
of two men who left the Archery
Contest and helped Odysseus.
1.
Actovis
2.
Antinous
3.
Argo
4.
Swineherd
Odysseus 600
 Odysseus
was first recognized by
a.
Telemachus
b.
Penelope
c.
Argo
d.
Antinous
Odysseus 700
 Odysseus
disguised himself as what?
a.
A UPS guy
b.
A suitor
c.
A trader
d.
A beggar
Odysseus 800
 Since
the end of the Trojan War, it has
taken Odysseus ___________ years to
return home.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 2
Odysseus 1000
 Who
did Odysseus stay the longest
with?
a.
Circes
b.
Calypso
c.
The Cyclops
Plot 600
 Why
did Poseidon work so hard against
Odysseus?
a.
He was the father of the Cyclops
b.
Because Odysseus ate his cattle
c.
Because Poseidon loved Penelope
d.
Because Odysseus loved Circes
Plot 700
 What
brought revenge on Odysseus’
men?
a.
Killing the Scylla
b.
Attacking the Cicons
c.
Going into Hades
d.
Eating the cattle of Helios
Plot 800
 Who
were the people Odysseus sought
revenge against at the start of the
Odyssey??
a. The Cyclops
b. The Spartans
c. The Trojans
d. The Cicons
Plot 1000
 What
kind of contest does Penelope
have for the suitors?
a.
Jousting
b.
Fencing
c.
Archery
d.
Watermelon seed spitting
Odds and Ends 600
 When
the Cyclops asked Odysseus his
name, he said
a.
Poseidon
b.
Frank, the beer guy
c.
Nobody
d.
Hermes
Odds and Ends 700
 What
did Circes turn half of Odysseus’
men into?
a.
Dogs
b.
Cyclops
c.
Swine
d.
Sheep
Odds and Ends 800
 What
did Odysseus’ men do to him
when they sailed past the Island of the
Sirens?
a.
Tie him to the mast
b.
Put earplugs in
c.
Throw him overboard
d.
Prayed to Poseidon
Odds and Ends 1000
 What
protected Odysseus from the
magic of Circes?
a.
The bag of wind
b.
The moly
c.
The Sirens
d.
The Scylla
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
Who was Calypso?
a.
The woman who offered Odysseus
immortality.
b. The
c.
woman who turned his men into swine.
The woman who told him how to survive the
Sirens
d. The
woman who told him to seek Tiresias
advice in Hades.