The Odyssey

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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens to all of Odysseus's men after they leave Helios's island?
They all Die
They make it back to Ithaca
Some are struck down by Zeus but most live
They are washed back up onto the island for another month
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The phrases "son of Poseidon" and "one-eyed giant" are ______________ to describe Polyphemus.
epic similes
archetypes
epic heroes
epithets
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who was the rhapsode of The Odyssey?
Taco
JK. Rowling
Homer
Edgar Allan Poe
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“…its crackling roots blazed and hissed - as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens - that's the iron's strength - so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake." This quote is an example of a(n)...
Metaphor
Epic Simile
Hyperbole
Slice of Pizza
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of the six headed, twelve tentacled monster?
Scaryera
Polyphemus
Charybdis
Scylla
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Charybdis?
A monster with six heads
A sleepy horse that can talk
A giant whirlpool
A chicken with a man's head
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why isn't Odysseus with the men when they decide to sacrifice the cattle?
He wanted Taco Bell
He was searching for food
He was playing hide and seek by himself
He went to go pray and fell asleep
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
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