Odyssey Pt. 1

"The Odyssey" is written by...

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

• Homer

• Simpson

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"The Odyssey" begins after...

• the Trojan War

• the Battle of Gettysburg

• the Fall of Rome

• the Civil War

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Who is the epic hero of "The Odyssey"?

• Menelaus

• Odysseus

• Achilles

• Eurylochus

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Odysseus' journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan War lasted for...

• 2 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 20 years

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The first stop after Troy was...

• Cicones

• Circe

• Calypso

• Ithaca

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What is the result of Odysseus' men not listening to him in the land of Cicones?

• They all die.

• Many of them die.

• They all get seasick.

• They return home early.

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Odysseus' men got sidetracked by the addictive flower/plant on this island.

• Island of the Cyclops

• Island of the Cicones

• Island of the Lotus Eaters

• Island of the Dead

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The Cyclops' name was...

• Aeaea

• Tiresias

• Telemachus

• Polyphemus

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Polyphemus was very fond of his...

• cattle

• sheep

• visitors

• brothers

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Polyphemus was tricked when Odysseus gave him...

• a compliment

• the wrong name

• several warriors to eat

• his ship

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