ODYSSEY PART I

Who wrote The Odyssey?

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

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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

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Who does Homer call on to help him tell Odysseus's story?

• Zeus
• Athena
• One Direction
• A muse

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How was The Odyssey originally performed?

• As an oral/vocal/sang performance 
• As a play
• As a movie
• It was never performed; families retold the stories

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

• Metaphor
• Simile 
• Personification
• Imagery

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

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

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Who is Polyphemus's father?

• Another cyclops
• Ares
• Zeus
• Poseidon 

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What god do the cyclopes dislike? 

• Poseidon
• Athena
• Zeus
• Helios 

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

• Nobdy
• Somebody
• Zeus
• Odysseus

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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

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