Introduction to the Odyssey and Greek Gods

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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
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Joel Sparks
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why did Odysseus pretend to be crazy when Menelaus and Agamemnon came to his palace?
He was not pretending.
He wanted to go to war.
He wanted to stay home.
He wanted to get rid of his son, Telemachus.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Who is Poseidon's child?
The Cyclops
The Medusa
Hercules
Achilles
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When did the events of The Iliad and The Odyssey take place?
2000 BCE
1200 BCE
600 BCE
300 CE
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Trojan War start?
The Trojan prince, Paris, ran away with Menelaus' wife, Helen.
The God of War, Ares, started the war for his own amusement.
Odysseus' wife, Penelope, wanted to get him out of the palace so she could meet some suitors.
The Trojans started it to win a free horse.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How many years was Odysseus away from his home, Ithaca?
5
10
15
20
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of Odysseus' wife?
Helen
Penelope
Circe
Tayloreus Swaeftus
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Who fought in the Trojan War?
Homer VS The Iliad
The Iliad VS the people of Troy
Home VS an alliance of Greek kings
The people of Troy VS an alliance of Greek kings
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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