Odyssey

character who refused to inform sailors of their impending death

• Odysseus

• Circe

• Cyclops

• Charybdis

Who composed The Odyssey, the epic poem telling the story of Odysseus and his journey home?

• Telemachus

• Agemmemnon

• Homer

• Iliad

The character Odysseus, from The Odyssey and The Iliad, is considered a hero because _____

• he was a war hero and king

• he embodies the heroic traits of his culture and fits the profile of an epic hero

• even though all of his men die during their journey, Odysseus makes it home alive after 20 years

• people wrote stories about him that show he was important

In The Odyssey, what is Poseidon's major role?

• Companion

• Adversary

• Protector

• Advisor

“I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest:”

This quote comes from which story from the Odyssey?

• I am Laertes' Son

• The Lotus Eaters

• The Land of the Cyclops

• The Enchantress Circe

What is Odysseus' tragic flaw?

• Excessive Pride

• Intelligence

• Physical Strength

• Violent behavior

At the beginning of the epic, Odysseus is being held captive by whom?

• Odysseus is held captive by Poseidon.

• Odysseus is held captive by Polyphemus.

• Odysseus is held captive by Calypso.

• Odysseus is held captive by Circe.

According to Telemachus, what is the problem in Ithaca?

• The people are starving.

• The country is on the verge of a civil war.

• The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave.

• Thieves keep stealing the livestock.

WHO SAID - "it is for Odysseus that my heart bleeds, when I think of his sufferings in that lonely sea-girt island, far away, poor man, from all his friends."

• Telemachus

• Penelope

• Athena

• Antinous

• Calypso

Who is holding Odysseus hostage on the island?

• Athena, the greatly overrated singer of the gods

• Johannes, the lobster lady

• Calypso, the sea nymph

• Leonora, the cyclops