The Odyssey Background

The Trojan war was fought between the Trojans and the ___________?

• Greeks
• Romans
• British
• Americans

Greeks won the war with the use of the Trojan _________.

• rabbit
• horse
• dog
• elephant

Who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey?

• Homer
• Herodotus
• Plato
• Sophocles

Which of these does not describe an epic?

• It's a novel
• Type of poetry
• Elevated language
• Setting is vast

True or False: Epic heroes come from noble birth.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do you call the events that a hero goes through?

• The Hero's Quest
• The Hero's Journey
• The Hero's Adventure
• The Hero's Story

Which of these do myths/mythology NOT deal with?

• Gods and Goddesses
• Monsters
• Supernatural Stuff
• Superheroes

Who came up with the idea of The Hero's Journey?

• Homer
• Joseph Campbell
• William Shakespeare
• Your textbook

Which of these is not one of the three main stages of The Hero's Journey?

• Initiation
• Departure
• Return
• Special World

What is an universal idea or symbol?

• archetype
• myth
• The Hero's Journey
• The Odyssey