The Odyssey Pt. 1

The epic hero in "The Odyssey" is who?

• Homer

• Telemachus

• Odysseus

• Zeus

What is the name of Odysseus' wife?

• Penelope

• Calypso

• Athena

• Circe

How long has Odysseus been away from Ithaca?

• 10 years

• 25 years

• 5 years

• 20 years

Who holds Odysseus captive on her island for 7 years?

• Circe

• The Sirens

• Poseidon

• Calypso

Odysseus leaves Calypso's island after she helps him do what?

• build a raft

• draw a map

• find supplies

• collect firewood

What does Calypso promise Odysseus to make him stay?

• Penelope will come join him there

• Odysseus will become immortal

• Calypso will give him great riches

• Calypso will turn him into a pig

What trait of an epic hero does Odysseus show when he escapes the Cyclops?

• honesty

• stubbornness

• strength

• cleverness

How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens?

• He has his men tie himself to the mast

• He asks Circe for a potion

• He puts beeswax in his ears

• He sings loud enough for him not to hear

Circe's vivid images of Scylla and Charybdis are so scary that Odysseus

• hides below the ship's deck

• changes course of his trip

• keeps the truth from his men

• hopes for help from Poseidon

What happened when Odysseus and his men went to Helios?

• Odysseus ate the herd of cattle

• Zeus told Odysseus' men to raid the cattle

• Odysseus' crew disturbed the cattle while Odysseus was asleep

• Nothing, they went on their way to Ithaca