Homer's Epics

Why do some historians question if Homer really wrote these stories?

• Because he was blind

• Because he was deaf

• Because he was mythical

• Because he didn't have a computer

How long did the Trojan war last?

• Nearly 100 years

• Nearly 10 years

• Forever and a day

• it's still going on

What was Odysseus's greatest feat in the war?

• Killing 100 Trojans

• Killing Hector

• Marrying Helen

• Inventing the Trojan horse idea

What god was most angered by Odysseus's

actions?

• Poseidon

• Thor

• Zeus

• Ares

Where was the crew trying to get back home to after the war?

• Syracuse

• Virginia

• Ithaca

• Rome

Who was the Cyclops that the men blinded?

• Polyphemus

• Philactetes

• Hades

• Sophocles

What was Odysseus's

wife's name?

• Athena

• Penelope

• Margery

• Circe

Who was the prophet that Odysseus visited in Hades?

• Tyranasuar

• Moses

• Tyresius

• Abner

What did the Witch Circe turn the soldiers into?

• Pigs

• Sheep

• Cheerleaders

• mice

What was the deadly whirlpool called?

• Pond scum

• Ocean wave

• Charybdis

• Bikini Bottom