The Odyssey

Who is the "author" of The Odyssey?

• Homer

• Odysseus

• Achilles

• Alcinous

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Where did the Trojan War take place?

• Troy

• Sparta

• Ithaca

• Greece

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How long did the Trojan War last?

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 1 year

• 100 years

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AFTER the Trojan War, how long did it take Odysseus get back home?

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 1 year

• 100 years

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At the beginning of The Odyssey, who is Homer speaking to?

• One of the Muses

• Odysseus

• Zeus

• Alcinous (King of Phaeacia)

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Which answer BEST describes the following passage?

"...while he fought only to save his life, to bring his shipmates home.

But not by will nor valor could he save them.

for their own recklessness destroyed them all--"

• Odysseus's goal was to get his men home safe, but his men's own foolishness got themselves killed.

• Odysseus's goal was to get his men home, but he couldn't save them.

• Odysseus eventually just wanted to save his own life because his men's own foolishness was going to get them killed, as well as himself.

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Who killed Odysseus's men and why?

• The Sun god, Helios; because they killed and feasted on his forbidden cattle

• The Sun god, Hermes; because they didn't pray to him first before they killed and feasted on his forbidden cattle

• The god of weather, Zeus; because he was angry Odysseus helped win the war

• Aphrodite, the goddess of love; because she wanted to punish Odysseus for killing Paris--the prince of Troy.

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Who were the two goddesses that "detained" Odysseus on their islands?

• Calypso and Circe

• Athena and Aphrodite

• Calypso and Hera

• Circe and Athena

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What is a prophecy?

• A prediction of the future

• A person who tells the future

• A powerful tool used to fight wars

• A Muse who gives you inspiration

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Where is Odysseus's home?

• Troy

• Sparta

• Ithaca

• Greece

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