Odyssey Quiz

The Odyssey is the second installment of a two-part story. The first story was called:

• The Iliad
• The Trojan War
• Troy
• Greek Mythology

The Trojan War is finally over when Odysseus and the Greek Warriors

• enter Troy from the Trojan Horse
• pray to Athena
• burn the city down
• kill the king

The author of the Odyssey is believed to be

• Homer
• Odysseus
• Horace
• Zeus

The Odyssey was first told

• orally
• song and dance
• writing on sheepskins
• two books

In epic poetry, the poet often begins by asking for assistance; this convention is called the

• invocation
• prologue
• exposition
• introduction

One thing Greeks regarded as most offensive to the Gods was to

• mistreat guests
• enslave women
• sack and burn cities
• wear sandals indoors

This story is considered an epic because it

• it is a long, narrative poem with larger than life characters
• it has Gods
• it has elements of nature
• it has religious elements

The story is considered a flashback because

• When Odysseus meets King Alcinous, he recounts what happened that brought him to the island.
• Homer is telling the story to the audience, although it is really about Odysseus.
• Odysseus has lost all his men and heads for Ithaca.
• Odysseus tells how he fought and won the Trojan War

The story is also a "story within a story" because

• Homer is telling the story to the audience, although it is really about Odysseus.
• When Odysseus meets King Alcinous, he recounts what happened that brought him to the island.
• Odysseus has lost all his men and heads for Ithaca.
• Odysseus tells how he fought and won the Trojan War

Odysseus is the son of

• Laertes
• Poseidon
• Homer
• Zeus