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WorksheetsThe Odyssey Part 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
According to legend, why was the Trojan War started?
Helen was taken by Paris
Zeus unleashed his fury on the city of Troy
Odysseus had an argument with a Trojan
Who was the narrator in the introduction of The Odyssey?
Odysseus
The Muses
Homer
Athena
Who offered Odysseus a ship in exchange for hearing Odysseus's stories?
Elpenor
Circe
Calypso
Alcinous
Who is the father of Polyphemus (the Cyclops)?
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Hermes
Aeolus was the king of what?
Sun
Wind
Sea
War
What animals are in Circe's house when Odysseus's men arrive?
Pigs
Chickens
Wolves
Lions
Who tries to protect Odysseus from Circe's magic?
Helios
Athena
Hermes
Zeus
How does Elpenor die?
Falling off Circe's roof
Struck by lightning at sea
Eaten by Scylla
Eaten by Polyphemus
Who does Odysseus see/meet in Hades?
His mother
Elpenor
Athena
Tiresias
Media res means:
beginning the story in the middle and flashing back to previous events
story is presented in fragments with no set order
chronological order
telling the stories from the end and then working its way forward
Odysseus's home is in:
Sparta
Troy
Ithaca
Athens
