The Odyssey study guide

Who wrote the Odyssey

• Homer Simpson

• Harold

• Homer

• the gods

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

Which enchantress captured Odysseus's men, but later helps Odysseus?

• Circe

• Athena

• Hera

• Aphrodite

Who was the blind prophet that Odysseus spoke to in the Land of the Dead?

• Talia

• Tiressa

• Tarasios

• Tiresias

What name does Odysseus give cyclops when he asks?

• Nobody

• Odysseus

• Nohbdy

• Polyphemus

a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero

• homeric simile
• epic
• invocation
• muse

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