The Odyssey Part 1

Who first recorded the story of The Odyssey and The Illiad?

• Odysseus

• Homer

• Edgar Allan Poe

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

What is a flashback?

• a scene that interrupts the sequence of events in a narrative
• a dream of the character
• what motivates the character
• alternative reality

What is the term for a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero?

• homeric simile

• epic poem

• invocation

• muse

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the epic hero?

• charged with a quest
• tested to prove himself
• appears defeated but prevails
• a ladies man

What is meant by the expression ' in medias res'? 

• On the Mediterranean Sea
• According to the law
• In the middle of things
• In conformity with fate

The Odyssey begins at the end of

• The Trojan War
• The Civil War
• The Greek War

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How long did the war last?

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 18 years

• 8 years

What does the term "odyssey" mean?

• nickname for Odysseus

• another name for Ithaca

• a long journey

What do we know about Greek culture?

• What is Greek Culture?

• It is unorganized, there is no law and order and the gods are NEVER involved.

• It is organized, there is law and order-even if the gods were involved.

Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy

• Sparta

• Ithaca

• Athens