WorksheetsOdyssey Intro
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Setting of the Odyssey
Greece, 800 BC
Italy, 1300
Alabama, 1930s
England, 100 AD
the blind storyteller who told the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
Simpson
Achilles
Shakespeare
a long poem that tells about the adventures of the hero, who reflects the values of his culture
epic poem
epic simile
play
myth
the hero of the Iliad whose only weakness is his heel
Achilles
Odysseus
Paris
Poseidon
Odysseus' great idea to end the long war between Greece and Troy
Trojan Horse
Achilles Heel
Poseidon's Curse
River Styx
Achilles is known for __________, while Odysseus is known for _________.
fighting skill . . . cleverness
tricks . . . sword
kindness . . . faithfulness
patience . . . . anger
Goddess with whom Odysseus spends 7 years after the war
Penelope
Poseidon
Athena
Calypso
King of the Olympian Gods
Zeus
Poseidon
Odysseus
Telemachus
goddess of wisdom and warfare who looks out for Odysseus
Athena
Aphrodite
Calypso
Penelope
god of the sea and horses, whom Odysseus angers
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Achilles
The Iliad is _______ the Odyssey.
the prequel to
the sequel of
unrelated to
occuring at the same time as
The Trojan War began because
Odysseus made Poseidon angry.
Aphrodite helped the Trojan Paris steal Helen from her Greek husband.
Achilles wanted to earn glory.
Poseidon convinced Odysseus to start it.
