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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who "wrote" the story of The Odyssey?
Shakespeare
Homer
Zeus
Odysseus
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Odyssey is a/an...
epic poem
invocation
epithet
short story
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who comes up with the idea of the Trojan Horse?
Poseidon
Athena
Achilles
Odysseus
- 4. Multiple Choice
Homer starts The Odyssey with an invocation, which is like a...
letter
song
prayer
rap
- 5. Multiple Choice
"Raider of Cities" and "Laertes' Son" are examples of a(n) _________________.
allusion
epic simile
epithet
epic
- 6. Multiple Choice
Calypso is a/an
woman
nymph
princess
witch
- 7. Multiple Choice
How long does Calypso keep Odysseus on her island?
1 year
10 years
20 years
7 years
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does Odysseus spend his days on Calypso's island?
Tanning
"Enjoying" his time with Calypso
Crying and staring at the ocean
Muttering to himself
- 9. Multiple Choice
What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island to deliver?
Odysseus is banished to Hades
Calypso is to free Odysseus
Penelope has remained faithful to Odysseus
Helios will sink Calypso's island if he doesn't get his cattle back
- 10. Multiple Choice
What offer does Calypso make Odysseus to get him to stay with her?
Ambrosia
Freedom
Immortality
Revenge
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which god destroys Odysseus' island-escape raft?
Zeus
Poseidon
Hermes
Calypso
- 12. Multiple Choice
Odysseus' quick wit and clever thinking would be his:
tragic flaw.
downfall.
strength.
reason for dying.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How long is Odysseus away from home?
15 years
10 years
7 years
20 years
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