The Odyssey

The Odyssey begins at the end of

• The Greek War

• The Roman War

• The Trojan War

• The Civil War

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Odysseus was trying to return to...

• Ithaca

• Troy

• Sparta

• Athens

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She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.

• Scylla

• Penelope

• Circe

• Calypso

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The Lotus flower causes the men to

• fight

• turn into pigs

• mutiny against their captain

• stay in their land

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When he first sees the Cyclops, Odysseus says he looks like someone who does not eat “wheaten bread.” He means that the Cyclops is

• uncivilized

• powerful

• a sheep herder

• an immortal god

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By eventually telling Polyphemus his real name, Odysseus displays the fatal flaw of...

• cowardice

• pride

• gluttony

• envy

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Which trait of an epic hero does Odysseus show when he ties his men to the rams?

• immortality

• courage

• strength

• cleverness

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After the encounter with Polyphemus, Odysseus has angered...

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Athena

• Zeus

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Circe turns Odysseus's men into...

• goats

• monkies

• pigs

• bunnies

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Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the Sirens will...

• turn into squealing pigs.

• crash on the rocks.

• dream of their wives and mothers.

• dance wildly

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