The Odessey 2

What started the Trojan War?

• Paris of Troy ran away with Penelope, Odysseus’ wife

• Paris stole the Trojan Horse

• Paris of Troy ran away with Helen, the king of Sparta’s wife

• Nobody knows

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Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Athens

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The Greeks slaughtered or ______ all of the Trojan soldiers.

• Captured

• Killed violently

• Fought

• Ran away from

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What type of animals do they find in Polyphemus' cave?

• Cows

• Goats

• Dog

• Sheep

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How many years was Odysseus away from Ithica?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 30

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What are the men called that are taking over Odysseus' house, eating his food, stealing his wine, etc.?

• wooers

• husbands

• helpers

• suitors

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What does Aeolus give Odysseus?

• Advice for his future interaction with Circe

• A bag of winds that will direct him home

• Predictions of future dangerous situations

• All that he needs to defeat Poseidon in battle

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What does Odysseus do when he approaches the islands of the Sirens?

• He listens to the sirens while tied to the ship's mast.

• He changes course and heads back to Circe's island.

• He plugs his ears up with wax.

• He prays for Athena's help.

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What are Scylla and Charybdis?

• Two Greek Gods

• Two of Penelope's suitors

• a monster and a whirlpool

• a witch and a Cyclops

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What do Odysseus's men do on the Island of the Sun?

• They leave Odysseus behind.

• They kill forbidden cows.

• They ask Zeus to punish Odysseus.

• They pillage the entire island.

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