The Odyssey, Part 1 & 2 Quiz

Who wrote The Odyssey?

• Odysseus
• Homer
• Edgar Allan Poe
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

Where do we first meet Odysseus?

• When he his telling his story to Alcinous's court
• On Circe's island
• On Calypso's island
• On the Cyclops's island

What is a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor
• Simile 
• Personification
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What did the men eat that made them forget about home?

• Helios's cows
• Circe's potion
• Lotus flowers
• Polyphemus's sheep's milk

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is Polyphemus's father?

• Another cyclops
• Ares
• Zeus
• Poseidon 

What god do the cyclopes dislike? 

• Poseidon
• Athena
• Zeus
• Helios 

What does Odysseus claim his name to be when introducing himself to Polyphemus? 

• Nobdy
• Somebody
• Zeus
• Odysseus

How do the men escape the cave?

• They move the door when Polyphemus is sleeping
• They convince Polyphemus to let them go
• They stab Polyphemus in the eye and wait for him to move the rock
• They don't escape the cave

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do the men hide under the escape Polyphemus's cave?

• Sheep and rams
• Rocks
• Goats
• Cattle

Who curses the men after they leave the cyclops's island?

• Poseidon
• Zeus
• Calypso
• Polyphemus