Odyssey Final: Study Guide

Who wrote the Odyssey

• Homer Simpson

• Harold

• Homer

• the gods

What companion story did this author also write?

• The Trojan War

• The Iliad

• The Journey Home

• Greek Mythology collection

What famous war took place before the Odyssey?

• Peloponnesian War

• Greek war of independence

• Greco-Persian War

• Trojan war

How long did the war last?

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 7 year

• 5 years

Odysseus was king of what country?

• Ismaros

• Thrinacia

• Pylos

• Ithaca

What is the name of Odysseus's wife and son?

• Penny & Telemachus

• Penelope & Telemachus

• Penny & Marcus

• Penelope & Theon

Which goddess helped Odysseus?

• Circe

• Calypso

• Athena

• Aphrodite

Which god torments Odysseus and his travels home?

• Demeter

• Ares

• Zeus

• Poseidon

What was the name of the cyclops?

• Polyphemus

• Polly

• Pandareos

• Palaemon

What is NOT something the cyclops prayed for?

• To kill all of Odysseus's men

• For him to be a stranger on the way home

• For him to never return home

• For Odysseus to have a long journey home