The Odyssey Background Info Review

Who is thought to be the author of The Odyssey?

• Paul Revere

• Harper Lee

• Homer

• Gopher

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What physical ailment (problem/defect) does the author Homer have?

• broken leg

• blind

• deaf

• mute

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The Odyssey is made up of how many books?

• 24

• 26

• 44

• 14

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The Odyssey was originally shared through...

• written in a book

• copied on a bathroom stall wall

• sung by "rhapsodes" or poets

• performed for an audience

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By the end of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the main character Odysseus will have been gone from home for how many years total?

• 2

• 12

• 18

• 20

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What is an archetype?

• comparison between two unlike things

• character in a story that arches their back a lot

• character is based on a set of qualities or traits that are specific and identifiable for readers

• character in the story that is most likable

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Of the following possible archetypes, which does Odysseus most closely follow?

• Lover-guided by emotion and passion

• Everyman-average, relatable, found in everyday life

• Explorer-driven to discover the unknown

• Hero-rises to a challenge

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Choose all of the following characteristics that apply for an EPIC HERO.

• noble birth

• superhuman qualities

• vast traveler

• unmatched warrior

• cultural legend

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There are seven steps in the Epic Hero Cycle. Of the 5 listed below, which one does NOT belong in the cycle?

• hero is charged with a quest (or is sent on a journey)

• hero is tested to prove worthiness

• hero falls in love

• hero encounters mythical beings and gods/goddess

• hero almost gives up, reaches a low point, but rallies and ends up in his rightful place

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