The Odyssey - Part 1 Review

Homer's epic poem about the Trojan Horse is called

• The Odyssey

• The Illiad

• Spartacus

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When was The Odyssey thought to have been put down into writing?

• 800 BC

• 800 AD

• 1400

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What is true about Odysseus? Pick all that apply.

• he is an epic hero

• he is the king of Ithaca

• he has been lost for 30 years

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What was the name of sea nymphs who sing and lure men to their deaths?

• scylla

• cyclops

• sirens

• charybdis

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a descriptive tag that is attached to a person such as ex) Odysseus, son of Laertes, is called a

• epithet

• epic poem

• archetype

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The goddess that helps Odysseus out is

• Zeus

• Athena

• Lord Helios

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Who is Charybdis?

• a whirlpool monster

• a huge cyclops

• a sacred cow

• a 6 headed sea monster

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What effect did the lotus have on Odysseus's men?

• made them cursed

• made them angry

• they never thought of home again

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What was Polyphemus's attitude?

• mean; didn't' care for Zeus or the gods

• calm and peaceful

• scared of his brothers and sisters

• jealous and shady

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What compares something readers wouldn't be able to picture to something ordinary?

• simile

• epic simile

• epic metaphor

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