1/12 The Odyssey Review

1/12 The Odyssey Review

7th - 12th Grade

19 Qs

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1/12 The Odyssey Review

1/12 The Odyssey Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 12th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.11-12.9, RL.9-10.9

+6

Standards-aligned

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

Describe at least 2 things you know about the author of The Odyssey.

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Answer explanation

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Homer was thought to be a blind man who orally told stories, including The Odyssey. There are rumors that he did not actually exist!

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

For the 10 years before The Odyssey begins, Odysseus and his men have been...

Answer explanation

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Odysseus and his men spend 10 years fighting in the Trojan War, which the epic tale, The Iliad, is all about. The Odyssey takes place on their way home after winning the war.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What best describes Odysseus when the audience is first introduced to him?

Sad, weepy, homesick

Strong, brave, heroic

Angry, hostile, violent

Happy, joyful, elated

Answer explanation

Media Image

When we first meet Odysseus, he's crying on a beach because he misses his family and home in Ithaca.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The nymph, Calypso, held Odysseus hostage for 7 years because...

She was punishing him for messing with the gods

He wanted to be there because he loved her

She was in love with him

She didn't know how to get him back to Itacha

Answer explanation

Media Image

Calypso was in love with Odysseus and forced him to have a physical relationship. He just wanted to go home to his wife, Penelope.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who tells Calypso to free Odysseus from her island?

Zeus

Hermes

Athena

Poseidon

Answer explanation

Media Image

Hermes, the messenger god, delivers Zeus's message to release Odysseus. It was Athena's idea to release him, since he had been stranded there for 7 years and she thought his punishment from Poseidon should be over.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

After Calypso helps Odysseus build a raft, he spends 21 days at sea before washing up on shore. Who helps him on this island?

No one helps him because he looks very disheveled.

The king, Alcinous

The local townspeople

The king's daughter, Nausicaa.

Answer explanation

Media Image

Nausicaa and her friends were doing laundry in the water when Odysseus washes up. She gives him clothing and brings him to her father, the king.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the king do when he meets Odysseus?

He hosts a party with great food, music, and sporting events

He tells Odysseus to leave the island and shuns him for looking so ragged

He insults Odysseus

The king was not there when Nausicaa brought Odysseus into the palace

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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