The Odyssey Part 1 Quiz

What is a long narrative poem called?

• Epic

• Novella

• Hero's Journey

• Plot

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This type of character is a larger-than-life person who embodies a culture's values.

• Epic Hero

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Archetype

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This is another word for a character's many nicknames, like "master mariner" and "son of Laertes."

• Epic Simile

• Epithet

• Exposition

• Ellipsis

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One reason it takes Odysseus so long to get home is because he tells the cyclops his name. Who is the cyclops' powerful father?

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Hades

• Ares

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Odysseus was imprisoned by which enchantress before she eventually told him how to get home?

• Circe

• Athena

• Aphrodite

• Persephone

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Odysseus ventures to the underworld to see Tiresius. What is unique about Tiresius?

• She is his mother

• He is a blind prophet

• He was one of Odysseus' friends

• He is the god of the winds

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Odysseus faces and survives all of these dangers in Part 1 EXCEPT:

• the Sirens

• Scylla

• Cicones

• Agamemnon

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When Odysseus and his men meet Circe, which animal does she turn Odysseus’s men into?

• Pigs

• Sheep

• Rams

• Goats

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How does Odysseus resist the temptation of the Sirens?

• He puts wax in his ears.

• He is blindfolded.

• He is tied down.

• He hums really loudly.

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How does Odysseus restrain his men from falling prey to the sirens?

• He ties them down.

• He blindfolds them.

• He puts wax in their ears.

• He sings louder than the sirens.

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