The Odyssey Introduction

The Odyssey begins after...

• The Trojan War

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The fall of Rome

• The Civil War

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CCSS.RL.8.1

The Odyssey is "written" by the rhapsode

• Patrocoles

• Agamemnon

• Odysseus

• Homer

An epic is a(n):

• long, tragic play featuring a hero with a tragic flaw

• short, narrative poem with a god/goddess

• long, narrative poem with a hero that embodies his culture

• long free verse poem about war and adventure

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CCSS.L.8.4A

a myth is...

• A story that uses fantasy to express ideas about real life

• A story that only uses facts to explain real life events

• A story that is essentially true

• A story that uses poetry to express feelings about historical events

Who is the epic hero, and protagonist, of The Odyssey?

• Homer

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Paris

Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War lasted how many years?

• 2

• 5

• 10

• 20

Who is the epic hero of The Iliad?

• Odysseus

• Hector

• Paris

• Achilles

The Odyssey begins when Homer calls on...

• Hades

• one of the nine Muses

• Odysseus

• Zeus

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Athena is one alter ego of Odysseus. Who is another god that interacts with him?

• Homer

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Achilles

Who is the messenger god?

• Hera

• Dionysus

• Hermes

• Apollo