The Odyssey Background Information
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6th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
was a poet who lived around 700 BC or 800 BC. “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” are attributed to him.
Telemachus
Apollo
Homer
Odysseus
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
________________ was the goddess of wisdom and purposeful battle. She served as a mentor for Odysseus in “The Odyssey.”
Penelope
Athena
Circe
Scylla
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A ____________________ is a one-eyed giant. These creatures are the sons of Poseidon.
siren
charybdis
scylla
cyclops
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
___________________ was a goddess and enchantress, and a daughter of Titans.
Circe
Athena
Penelope
Charybdis
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An ___________________ is a long narrative poem. It tells the story of an epic hero.
epithet
epic
epic theme
prose
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_________________ is the king of Ithaca. “The Odyssey” is the story of his attempt to return home after the Trojan war.
Telemachus
Laertes
Odysseus
Apollo
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ancient Greece was a successful civilization which followed a religion with many gods. Hospitality was important to ancient Greeks and people would treat visitors very well because they might be _____________.
cyclops
beasts
demons
gods
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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