6th Reading Early Greek Literature

The Iliad is about the _________________.

• tortoise and the hare
• journey that Odysseus made
• the attack on Troy by the Greeks
• unjust suffering of Prometheus

Many Greek fables were written down by __________________.

• Achilles
• Aesop
• Homer
• Zeus

The Trojan War is a famous story told in the Iliad, which is a poem written by Homer, a famous Greek writer.

• True

• False

• We do not know

One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...

• Homer.
• Athena.
• Sandburg. 
• Pericles

Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 

• essays
• fables
• histories
• myths

Homer is best known for doing what?

• Doing epic deeds.
• Eating epic meals.
• Writing epic poems.  
• Going on epic journeys.  

Who is the author of epic novels such as The Odyssey?

• Homer

• Pericles

• Aesop

• Hippocrates

The Odyssey begins at the end of

• The Trojan War
• The Civil War
• The Greek War

The ________ is set during the Greek siege of Troy and tells a story of the last year of the Trojan War.

• Iliad

• Odyssey

The __________ takes place 10 years after the end of the Trojan War and tells the story of Odysseus and his journey back to Greece.

• Iliad

• Odyssey