The Odyssey

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English

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8th - 10th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.9

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Susan Bittner

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What makes someone an epic hero?

Have a tragic flaw - for ex: too much pride

Take a heroic journey: get help from/have conflict with gods along the way and have a group of followers

strong leader: make good speeches, solve problems/manage conflict well, fights a powerful antagonist

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is an epic poem?

A super awesome, really long poem

A long poem that tells the story of a hero, originally passed down orally

A poem written a long time ago

I have no clue.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The Odyssey tells the story of Odyssey's long journey home after the Trojan War and what happens to him and his men on the way home.
They are trying to get home to...

Troy

Ithaca

VGV

Italy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote The Odyssey?

Homer

Some dead guy

Odysseus

Nobody Knows

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Character motivation: the reason a character thinks, feels, or acts a certain way
What was Odysseus' motivation?

To save Penelope from the suitors

To have fun

To get back home to Ithaca and his family

To win the war

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of conflict takes place during the scenes when Odysseus and his men must survive the storms?

character vs. character

character vs. nature

character vs. self

character vs. society

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

There are three main gods involved in the story. Which of them helps Odysseus the most and which one interferes the most out of revenge?

Helpful: Poseidon
Hurtful: Athena

Helpful: Poseidon
Hurtful: Zeus

Helpful: Athena
Hurtful: Poseidon

Helpful: Athena
Hurtful: Cyclops

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

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