English 9 Odyssey Test

The Odyssey is a long ... telling the story of Odysseus' adventures

• novel
• play
• epic poem
• ballad

Who was the blind poet thought to be the author of The Odyssey and The Iliad?

• Shakespeare
• Roald Dahl
• Homer
• Odysseus

How did the Greeks trick and defeat the Trojans in the war described in the Iliad?

• The Trojan boat
• The Trojan horse
• The Trojan submarine
• The Trojan fort

What does "in medias res" mean?

• to start at the beginning
• to start at the end
• to start at the middle
• it doesn't mean anything

What is the term for excessive pride that incurred the wrath of the gods and goddesses?

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

What is the term for ancient Greek hospitality?

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

Who were the ancient poets that sang the poem to crowds of ancient Greeks?

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

Because he was often able to use clever means to get out of sticky situations, Odysseus was called a "great ...."

• xenia
• hubris
• rhapsodes
• tactician

Who was the most beautiful woman in the world and the source of the Trojan War?

• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Calypso
• Helen

Who was the powerful nymph that imprisoned Odysseus on her island for years until Zeus forced her to release him?

• Aphrodite
• Athena
• Calypso
• Helen