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The Odyssey Book 1-14

Authored by PJ Stanley

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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The Odyssey Book 1-14
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

At the beginning of the epic, who does the poet directly address?

The poet prays to the muse Calliope.

The poet prays to Zeus.

The poet prays to Athena.

The poet prays to Apollo.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

At the beginning of the epic, Odysseus is being held captive by whom?

Odysseus is held captive by Poseidon.

Odysseus is held captive by Polyphemus.

Odysseus is held captive by Calypso.

Odysseus is held captive by Circe.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why is the story of Aegisthus, Clytemnestra, and Orestes significant?

Their story is a prequel to the Odyssey.

They are characters who will play pivotal roles later in the plot.

They are characters who symbolize important places in the Odyssey.

They are characters who will serve as foils to Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a favorite subject ofHeroic song?

The Trojan War

Telemachus's voyage

the situation with the suitors on Ithaca

the return of the Greek heroes

None of the above.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When does the action of The Odyssey begin?

when the suitors are slain.

ten years after the fall of Troy

at Telemachus's birth

when Odysseus visits the Underworld

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Odyssey's hero embodies one of its central themes, which is what? The capacity to defer ___ and endure __ is as necessary for success as the ability to perform brilliant ____

sleep, humanity's foibles, feats

immortality, humiliation, in war

satisfaction, suffering, feats

love, pain, acts of compassion

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who are the Sirens?

great warriors of Phaeacia who drive Odysseus and his men away.

Polyphemus's vengeful children

Nymphs of the Underworld who usher Odysseus to Tiresias

female monsters who lure seafarers to death with their exquisite singing.

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