The Odyssey

Myths were told ​ ​

• orally
• only by Homer
• to teach and not entertain
• by the gods and goddesses
• traditionally

Reorder the following; put twelve steps of Joseph Campbell's hero's journey in the correct order.

• the ordinary world

• mentor help

• refusal of the call

• call to adventure

• crossing the threshold

a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero

• homeric simile
• epic
• invocation
• muse

What is in media res?

• A narrative technique where a story starts at the end.

• A narrative technique where a story starts at the beginning.

• A narrative technique where a story starts in the middle of the plot.

• A narrative technique where a story starts in the future.

What does the term "Xenia" mean?

• The Greek term for hospitality

• The Greek term for family

• The Greek term for happiness

• The Gree term for revenge

What is hubris?

• Excessive pride

• Greed

• Happiness

• Sadness

The cyclops was the son of

• Athena
• Circe
• Artemis
• Poseidan

What war does Odysseus fight in?

• The Trojan War

• The Polynesian War

• The Civil War

• The Peloponnesian War

Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Athens

Who is Odysseus's son?

• Antinous

• Alcinous

• Telemachus

• Teletubby