The Odyssey Background Information

The Odyssey Background Information

6th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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The Odyssey Background Information

The Odyssey Background Information

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.9, RL.9-10.10, RL.6.4

+11

Standards-aligned

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Margaret Anderson

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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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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