The Odyssey Part 1

Who is credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Homer

• Aristotle

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According to the legend, how did the Trojan War begin?

• A dispute between three goddesses over a golden apple

• A battle between the Greek city-states

• The kidnapping of Helen by Paris

• An invasion of Troy by the Greek army

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Who was considered the world's most beautiful woman, leading to the Trojan War?

• Athena

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Helen

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What strategy did Odysseus use to enter the city of Troy?

• He challenged the Trojans to single combat

• He offered a truce and a gift to the Trojans

• He snuck in through a secret tunnel

• He hid inside a wooden horse with other Greek soldiers

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What was the outcome of the Trojan War for Odysseus?

• He became the new king of Troy

• He returned home to Ithaca without any issues

• He encountered a series of misadventures on his journey home

• He was captured and held prisoner in Troy

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Who is Zeus in the context of the Odyssey?

• King and leader of Greek forces

• God of sea, earthquakes, horses, and storms at sea

• King of the gods

• Blind prophet who advises Odysseus

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What is the role of the Sirens in the Odyssey?

• Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths

• Sea monster of gray rock

• Enormous and dangerous whirlpool

• Herald and messenger of the gods

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Who is the blind prophet that advises Odysseus?

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Tiresias

• Poseidon

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Who offers Odysseus a ship to leave Phaeacia?

• Zeus

• Laertes

• Alcinous

• Calypso

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Who is referred to as the 'sea goddess who loved Odysseus'?

• Circe

• Athena

• Calypso

• Hera

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