Odyssey Introduction

Who is thought to have composed the Odyssey?

• Marge

• Homer

• Bart

• Maggie

What makes the Odyssey poetry?

• The lines rhyme

• The lines follow a rhythmic pattern

• It's all about love

• It was not originally written down

What is the name given to the rhythmic pattern that each line of the Odyssey follows?

• Iambic pentameters

• dactylic pentameters

• iambic hexameters

• dactylic hexameters

What is the name given to the technique whereby poetry is created as it is read or sung out loud?

• oral repetition

• oral recitation

• oral construction

• oral composition

Roughly how many years separate the time in which the Odyssey is set and the time in which it was composed?

• 5000

• 500

• 50

• 5

The inclusion of iron weapons in the Odyssey is an example of:

• poeticism

• anachronism

• anthropomorphism

• a terrible error

'The Homeric Question' could be summed up as:

• 'Why do I have to study Homer?'

• 'How many Books of the Odyssey are there?'

• 'Why is Homer relevant today?'

• 'Who was Homer and what part did he / she have to play in the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey?'

Who is the Eponymous Hero of the Odyssey?

• Poseidon

• Antinous

• Odysseus

• Penelope

Which goddess is Odysseus' chief helper in the Odyssey?

• Hera

• Athene

• Aphrodite

• Artemis

Who is the father of Polyphemus?

• Zeus

• Odysseus

• Poseidon

• Hades