Odyssey Background

The blind poet who wrote The Odyssey is __________.

• Shakespeare

• Homer

• Plato

• Virgil

Penelope promises the suitors that she will choose a husband when she finishes weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law. Why does it take her years to finish this cloth?

• Penelope unravels the shroud at night to delay its completion.

• Penelope burns the shroud accidentally.

• Penelope finishes the shroud quickly but hides it from the suitors.

• Penelope hires someone else to weave the shroud for her.

If Odysseus does not return to Ithaca by the time their son is old enough to grow a beard, what is Penelope supposed to do?

• Travel to find Odysseus

• Remarry

• Join a nunnery

• Adopt a new son

Who is the author of *The Odyssey*?

• A) Virgil

• B) Homer

• C) Sophocles

• D) Aristophanes

What is the main theme of *The Odyssey*?

• A) Love and Betrayal

• B) War and Peace

• C) Journey and Homecoming

• D) Power and Corruption

Which character is known for their cunning intelligence in *The Odyssey*?

• A) Achilles

• B) Odysseus

• C) Agamemnon

• D) Hector

What is the name of Odysseus' wife?

• A) Helen

• B) Penelope

• C) Clytemnestra

• D) Andromache

Which god is Odysseus' primary antagonist, making his journey home difficult?

• A) Zeus

• B) Poseidon

• C) Apollo

• D) Hermes

What is the significance of the Trojan Horse in *The Odyssey*?

• A) It was a gift to the gods.

• B) It was a strategy to enter Troy.

• C) It was a symbol of peace.

• D) It was a trap for Odysseus.

How does Odysseus prove his identity upon returning to Ithaca?

• A) By showing his scar

• B) By recounting his journey

• C) By stringing his bow

• D) By revealing a secret