The Odyssey Part 1

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