What is an epic? Check ALL that apply.

Includes values from that particular culture

Always includes a tragic ending

Define in medias res :

Latin for "it begins in the middle of things"

a story that uses fantasy to express ideas about life

Latin for "it begins in the middle of things"

a story that uses fantasy to express ideas about life

Latin for "it begins in the middle of things"

Why did the Greeks provide hospitality to their guests?

Any human that you encountered on any given day could be a god or goddess in disguise.

The Greeks believed in karma and thought that showing hospitality would allow them to reborn as a god or goddess.

If you didn't show hospitality, you would go to the underworld when you died.

What did the Greeks do to show hospitality? Check ALL that apply.

provide the opportunity to wash up or bathe

ask the guest who they were and why they were there

How did the gods resemble humans? Check ALL that apply.

They had negative personality traits

They had positive personality traits

They looked like them physically

They went to the underworld when they died

a hired entertainer to sing/tell the epics in people's homes

What is a Homeric/epic simile?

a simile that compared extraordinary events to ordinary life events

a term that refers to Greeks in general

a term that refers to Greeks that are veterans of the Trojan War

a simile that compares extraordinary events to ordinary life events

Latin for "it begins in the middle of things"

a term that refers to Greeks that are veterans of the Trojan War

a term that refers to Greeks in general

a simile that compares extraordinary events to ordinary life events

Latin for "it begins in the middle of things"

Background for The Odyssey

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9th Grade

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RL.8.10, RL.4.9, RL.11-12.3

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why was Odysseus unusual for a Greek hero? Check ALL that apply.

He was known more for his intelligence and cleverness.

He was reluctant to go to war.

He was absolutely perfect with no flaws.

He was married.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How long does it take Odysseus to return home AFTER the war is over?

5 years

10 years

15 years

20 years

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Background for The Odyssey

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When did Homer write The Odyssey and The Iliad?

What is The Iliad about?

What is The Odyssey about?

How did the Trojan War start?

Who won the Trojan War?

Why was Odysseus unusual for a Greek hero? Check ALL that apply.

How long does it take Odysseus to return home AFTER the war is over?

How many years is Odysseus gone altogether?

True or False: Odysseus's son, Telemachus, is a newborn baby when he leaves for war.

What is an epic? Check ALL that apply.

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