The Odyssey Review

Who wrote The Odyssey? 

• Homer 
• Some dead guy 
• Odysseus 
• Nobody Knows 

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What idea does Odysseus come up with that ultimately ends the Trojan war?

• Building a wall around Troy

• getting Apollo involved

• creating a Giant wooden horse

• Building an invincible ship

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How many years was Odysseus gone from home?

• 27
• 7
• 20
• 2

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What is Odysseus’s main goal throughout the story?

• To defeat the Trojans

• To marry Helen

• To get revenge on Hera

• To get home

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What is Odysseus' hometown?

• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Ismarus
• Thrinacia

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What God/Goddess continued to aid Odysseus throughout his journey?

• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Alex 
• Alcinous

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How many soldiers survived the journey and made it back to Ithaca with Odysseus?

• 0
• 1
• 72
• 12

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What plant caused Odysseus' men to lose all desire of returning home?

• Rose
• Hermes
• Moly
• Lotus

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What did Odysseus tell Polyphemus his name was?

• Odysseus, son of Laertes

• Ody

• Notaclue

• Nohbdy

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What is NOT something that Odysseus and his crew do to get out of the Cyclops’s cave?

• Get him drunk

• Stab him in the eye

• Shave his sheep

• Hide under the belly of sheep

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