The Odyssey Review

An extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, heroic episodes is an epic _____.

The Greeks were victorious in the Trojan war because of the plan to build the Trojan Horse. Who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse?

• Achilles

• Athena

• Odysseus

Which of the following are characteristics of an epic hero? You may select more than one.

• Superhuman strength

• Craftiness

• Helped and harmed by interfering gods

• Embodies ideals & values that a culture considers admirable

• Emerges victorious

What happens to the men who eat the Lotus?

• They gain superhuman strength.

• They become forgetful and lose the desire to go home.

• They are poisoned and die.

Why don’t the other Cyclopes think anything is wrong when the Cyclops calls for help?

• The Cyclops was too far from to be heard by the other Cyclopes

• The other Cyclopes don't like him.

• He yells “Nohbdy’s tricked me!”

Aeolus, the Wind God, gave Odysseus a bag of _____.

How does Odysseus protect his men from the Sirens?

• He puts beeswax in their ears.

• He tells them to sail away from them.

• He goes ahead of the ship and slays the Sirens.

What is Scylla?

• A six-headed monster

• A cyclops

• A whirlpool

What is Charybdis?

• A six-headed monster

• A cyclops

• A whirlpool

A simile is a comparison between two things using the words "_____" or "as".