The Odyssey Gillian Cross Chapters 1-2

Who is the main character?

• King of Sparta

• Telemachus

• Odysseus

• King of Sparta

Where is Odysseus from?

• Ithaca

• Troy

• Sparta

• Cicones

On page 10, Odysseus leaves home with a "heavy heart". What does it mean to have a "heavy heart"?

• To be excited

• To be anxious

• To be sad

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Look on page 13, how did the Greeks trick their way into Troy?

• They pretended to be nice

• They walked through the city gates

• They snuck in inside of a horse

• The gods helped them

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The war lasted 9 years.

• True

• False

Odysseus tells his wife Penelope to do what when he leaves

• Let Telemachus rule the kingdom

• To find a new husband to rule the kigdom

• To rule the kingdom herself until he returns

• None of these

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After the war, Odysseus left Troy

• True

• False

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Where did Odysseus go first after he left the city of Troy?

• City of Sparta

• Ithaca

• City of Cicones

• An unknown island

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How many ships did he have?

• 9

• 12

• 10

• 11

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What did his sailors do when they landed in Cicones?

• Killed all the people and took what they wanted

• Peacefully asked for food

• Went to look for food

• Found the Lotus fruit

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