The Odyssey Background Information
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6th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
was a poet who lived around 700 BC or 800 BC. “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” are attributed to him.
Telemachus
Apollo
Homer
Odysseus
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
________________ was the goddess of wisdom and purposeful battle. She served as a mentor for Odysseus in “The Odyssey.”
Penelope
Athena
Circe
Scylla
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A ____________________ is a one-eyed giant. These creatures are the sons of Poseidon.
siren
charybdis
scylla
cyclops
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
___________________ was a goddess and enchantress, and a daughter of Titans.
Circe
Athena
Penelope
Charybdis
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An ___________________ is a long narrative poem. It tells the story of an epic hero.
epithet
epic
epic theme
prose
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_________________ is the king of Ithaca. “The Odyssey” is the story of his attempt to return home after the Trojan war.
Telemachus
Laertes
Odysseus
Apollo
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ancient Greece was a successful civilization which followed a religion with many gods. Hospitality was important to ancient Greeks and people would treat visitors very well because they might be _____________.
cyclops
beasts
demons
gods
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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