The Odyssey Background Practice

The Trojan war was fought between the Trojans and the ___________?

• Greeks
• Romans
• British
• Americans

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Greeks won the war with the use of the Trojan _________.

• rabbit
• horse
• dog
• elephant

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Who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey?

• Homer
• Herodotus
• Plato
• Sophocles

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Which of these does not describe an epic?

• It's a novel
• Type of poetry
• Elevated language
• Setting is vast

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What do you call it when one text makes a reference to another text?

• Allusion
• Archetype
• Extended Metaphor
• Monomyth

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Who lived on Mt. Olympus? 

• The Gods
• The Humans
• The Demi-gods
• women and children

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Who is considered the god of all gods/ head god?

• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Apollo
• Athena

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Which god ruled the ocean/sea?

• Zeus
• Poseidon
• Athena
• Apollo

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Who is the goddess of War? She is also the goddess keeping Odysseus safe on his journey? 

• Zeus
• Athena
• Aphrodite
• Persephone

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What is a long, narrative poem about a hero and his journey? 

• Epic
• Series
• Entertaining story
• Movie

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