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Who is the presumed author of the Odyssey?

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Homer

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What is the name of the other text Homer wrote?

• The Iliad

• The Aeneid

• The Fates

• The Oligarch

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When these stories were first told, they were not written down. Instead, a bard did what?

• Acted it out

• Sang it

• Taught it

• Freestyle rapped it

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What is the poetic meter of Homer's works?

• Iambic Pentameter

• Trochaic Tetrameter

• Dactylic Hexameter

• Anapestic Trimeter

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Check all that apply to the form of an epic

• Superhuman deeds

• Fabulous adventures

• Highly stylized language

• Damsels in distress

• Tragic hero

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The judgement of Paris involved which three goddesses?

• Hera

• Athena

• Aphrodite

• Artemis

• Demeter

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One side of the war was the Trojans. Who fought on the other side?

• Romans

• Myceneans

• Achaeans

• Whitehawks

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A polis is a

• Politician

• City-State

• Police Officer

• Citizen

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What city-state is Odysseus from?

• Myconos

• Crete

• Ithaca

• Lemnos

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The word meaning "tragic flaw" in Greek is

• Ham sandwich

• Hamartia

• Hubris

• Catharsis

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