The Odyssey Background

The Odyssey Background

8th - 10th Grade

7 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Odyssey Intro

Odyssey Intro

9th Grade

12 Qs

The Odyssey Part 1

The Odyssey Part 1

9th Grade

11 Qs

Exploring the Odyssey: Part 1

Exploring the Odyssey: Part 1

9th Grade - University

10 Qs

Iliad and Odyssey

Iliad and Odyssey

8th Grade

10 Qs

Odyssey Characters

Odyssey Characters

9th Grade - University

10 Qs

Introduction to the Odyssey and Greek Gods

Introduction to the Odyssey and Greek Gods

9th Grade

10 Qs

Mapping Odysseus's Journey Home

Mapping Odysseus's Journey Home

9th Grade

8 Qs

The Odyssey: Books 9-11

The Odyssey: Books 9-11

8th - 10th Grade

10 Qs

The Odyssey Background

The Odyssey Background

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

7 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?

Shrek

Homer

Kayne

Odysseus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the Trojan War start?

Because King Priam was jealous of Agamemnon

Because Odysseus loved to fight

Because Prince Paris stole Helen from Menelaus

Because the Greeks insulted the Trojans

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How long was the Trojan war?

10 years

1 year

100 years

10 months

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How long did it take Odysseus to make it home after the Trojan War?

10 months

1 year

10 years

100 years

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Odysseus is the king of---

Greece

Troy

Corsica

Ithaca

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why was Odysseus considered the hero of the Trojan War?

Because he killed Paris

Because he manipulated Helen

Because he came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse

Because he negotiated peace between Troy and Greece

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following has Odysseus NOT experienced prior to Book 9 of The Odyssey?

Sacks a city

Almost drowns

Receives help from Athena

Loses his ship