From Tales of the Odyssey

who is Odysseus?

• who is Odysseus?

• an excellent sailor

• a famous Trojan warrior

• a leader of Greek soldiers

Who wrote The Odyssey?

• Hamish

• Hades

• Homer

Who did the men offend?

• Athena

• Cyclops

• Hades

Where were the men trying to sail to?

During the storms, Odysseus ordered his men to ____________.

• row to shore

• jump off the ship

• surrender to the storm

• hide in the bottom of the ship

Odysseus refuses to eat a lotus flower because __________.

• he doesn't think he will like the taste

• he doesn't want to offend the islanders

• he doesn't want to offend the gods

• he doesn't want to forget the past

Odysseus thinks the Greek warriors had offended ____________.

• Troy

• Zeus

• Athena

• Poseidon

According to Odysseus, Zeus is ____________.

• hurling thunderbolts at them

• offering them beautiful flowers

• sending them on a long journey

• making them forget the past

Who is waiting on Odysseus back home?

• His mother and father

• His wife Penelope and his son

• His favorite pet cat

• His sister and daughter

Why is Odysseus away from home?

• He was a singer who had to travel for his job

• He was off discovering new lands

• He spent 10 years fighting in the Trojan War

• He was on a mission for Poseidon