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Odyssey Intro

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Setting of the Odyssey

a)

Greece, 800 BC

b)

Italy, 1300

c)

Alabama, 1930s

d)

England, 100 AD

2.

the blind storyteller who told the Iliad and the Odyssey

a)

Homer

b)

Simpson

c)

Achilles

d)

Shakespeare

3.

a long poem that tells about the adventures of the hero, who reflects the values of his culture

a)

epic poem

b)

epic simile

c)

play

d)

myth

4.

the hero of the Iliad whose only weakness is his heel

a)

Achilles

b)

Odysseus

c)

Paris

d)

Poseidon

5.

Odysseus' great idea to end the long war between Greece and Troy

a)

Trojan Horse

b)

Achilles Heel

c)

Poseidon's Curse

d)

River Styx

6.

Achilles is known for __________, while Odysseus is known for _________.

a)

fighting skill . . . cleverness

b)

tricks . . . sword

c)

kindness . . . faithfulness

d)

patience . . . . anger

7.

Goddess with whom Odysseus spends 7 years after the war

a)

Penelope

b)

Poseidon

c)

Athena

d)

Calypso

8.

King of the Olympian Gods

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Odysseus

d)

Telemachus

9.

goddess of wisdom and warfare who looks out for Odysseus

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Calypso

d)

Penelope

10.

god of the sea and horses, whom Odysseus angers

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Achilles

11.

The Iliad is _______ the Odyssey.

a)

the prequel to

b)

the sequel of

c)

unrelated to

d)

occuring at the same time as

12.

The Trojan War began because

a)

Odysseus made Poseidon angry.

b)

Aphrodite helped the Trojan Paris steal Helen from her Greek husband.

c)

Achilles wanted to earn glory.

d)

Poseidon convinced Odysseus to start it.