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The Odyssey Review

Authored by Kylie Hrncir

English

9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part One of The Odyssey (Books 1-12) tell the story of...

Odysseus’s travels and heroic deeds.

Odysseus’s descriptions of the Trojan War.

Odysseus’s bitter homecoming.

Odysseus’s conflicts with the gods.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the gods/goddesses contributes most to Odysseus’s wanderings and why?

Athena because of her anger over the Trojan War.

Athena because she was jealous of Odysseus’s relationship with Penelope.

Poseidon because he was testing Odysseus’s loyalty to the gods.

Poseidon because he wanted to punish Odysseus for blinding his son, Polyphemus.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What can be inferred about Odysseus’s relationship with his crew?

He has an “every man for himself” mentality.

He cares deeply about his crew.

He can’t wait to get home and get away from the crew.

He sees weaknesses and lack of decision making from his crew.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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An important overall theme for The Odyssey is

the weak can defeat the strong.

nothing is as important as one’s home and family.

fear is man’s greatest weakness.

curiosity can cause many problems.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Odysseus best use his wit to defeat the Cyclops?

stabbing his eye out

telling Polyphemus his name is “nohbody”

getting Polyphemus drunk on wine

putting bees wax on the ears of his men

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Odysseus’s’ most defining characteristic and the reason he is beloved of Athena is his ….

physical strength.

courage.

physical beauty.

intelligence.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of internal conflict in The Odyssey occurs when…

Odysseus must blind the cyclops and rescue his men

Odysseus’s men are turned into swine by the sorceress Circe

Odysseus must choose whether to sail closer to Scylla or Charybdis

Odysseus and his men must escape from the Laestrygonians

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