Odyssey Background Info

The Greeks won the war with the use of the Trojan __________.

• Elephant
• Sword
• Horse
• Shield

The Trojan War was fought by the Trojans and the __________.

• Greeks
• Egyptians
• Persians
• Romans

The blind poet who wrote The Odyssey is __________.

• Shakespeare
• Homer
• Plato

• Virgil

The series of events, tasks, and challenges a hero goes through is called the hero's __________.

• voyage
• journey
• quest

• adventure

In medias res means __________

• Starting a story at the end of the action
• Beginning a story with the climax
• Starting a story in the middle of the action
• Ending a story in the middle of the action

Excessive pride that often leads to a hero's downfall is called __________

• egotism
• hubris
• arrogance
• prideful

Greek hospitality is called __________.

• Xenia

• Xenophobia
• Philoponia
• Xerox

Hospitality was important to the Greeks because they feared strangers could actually be what in disguise?

• royalty

• murderers

• gods
• monsters

How long did the Trojan War last?

• 5 years
• 15 years
• 10 years
• 20 years

The Trojan War started because Prince Paris kidnapped whom for his wife?

• Persephone
• Aphrodite
• Helen
• Athena