The Odyssey

Who wrote The Odyssey?

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Homer

• Shakespeare

Match the following

• The wife left in Ithaca.

• Penelope

• The sone left in Ithaca.

• Odysseus

• The main character of the story.

• Telemachus

Odysseus leaves Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War.

• True

• False

Why do none of Polyphemus's siblings come to help him?

• Polyphemus does not scream.

• They do not hear him screaming.

• "Nobody" hurt him.

• "Somebody" was hurting him.

Is Odysseus a hero? Explain.

What happens on the Island of Circe?

• The men stay for a month and tell tales.

• The men are turned into animals.

• The men blind the cyclops.

• They find the winds.

Aealous helps Odysseus, because he feels bad for his family.

• True

• False

It is ironic that he sirens sound beautiful, but are ugly on the outside.

• True

• False

State the type of conflict that Telemachus experiences. (Character vs._____) Explain.

List 6 character traits of Odysseus.