Odyssey Intro Quiz

Question 1

Who is The Odyssey attributed to?

Answer 1

Homer

Question 2

Who translated our version?

Answer 2

Emily Wilson

Question 3

What language was The Odyssey originally told/sung in?

Answer 3

Ancient Greek

Question 4

What text is the Odyssey a sequel to?

Answer 4

The Iliad

Question 5

When was the Iliad created?

Answer 5

900-700 BCE

Question 6

What does the Iliad focus on?

Answer 6

The end of the Trojan war

Question 7

When was the Trojan war fought (if it was fought)

Answer 7

1200-1100 BCE

Question 8

What war did Odysseus fight in

Answer 8

Trojan

Question 9

Where is Odysseus returning to?

Answer 9

Ithaca, Greece

Question 10

What was the Trojan war fought over?

Answer 10

Helen, the wife of Spartan King Menelaus, left him to marry Prince Paris of Troy

Question 11

Who led the seige of Troy

Answer 11

Agamemnon

Question 12

How is Agamemnon related to King Menelaus

Answer 12

brother

Question 13

Why does Athena like Odysseus

Answer 13

She is the goddess of wisdom, he is wise and smart

Question 14

Who won the Trojan war?

Answer 14

Greeks

Question 15

How is Penelope related to Odysseus

Answer 15

Wife

Question 16

How is Telemachus related to Odysseus

Answer 16

Son

Question 17

Who designed the idea for the Trojan horse?

Answer 17

Odysseus

Question 18

Where was Homer from

Answer 18

Chios

Question 19

What is an epic

Answer 19

A long narrative poem

Question 20

What is an epic about

Answer 20

The adventures of a hero

Question 21

How many Greek values are there?

Answer 21

6

Question 22

What are the six greek values?

Answer 22

Honor, Bravery, Hospitality, Intelligence, Respect for g-ds, Loyalty to home and family

Question 23

Three major faults according to Ancient Greeks

Answer 23

disrespect for g-ds, lack of hospitality, excessive pride (hubris)

Question 24

What is the tone of an epic?

Answer 24

Grand

Question 25

How do epics begin?

Answer 25

In medias res

Question 26

What does in medias res mean (translate the latin to english)

Answer 26

It begins in the middle of things

Question 27

Characteristics of an epic hero

Answer 27

Superhuman, goes through trials and tribulations on a quest to achieve a goal, villains try to keep the hero from going on their quest, tragic flaw, of mixed divine and human birth, on a quest for something of great value

Question 28

Three plot strands in the Odyssey

Answer 28

Ithaca- Penelope and Telemachus struggle to maintain kingdom

Odysseus wandering and trying to get home

Odysseus rebuilding kingdom and getting rid of enemies with Penelope and Telemachus

Question 29

What is the part of the Odyssey where Penelope and Telemachus are trying to maintain the kingdom while Odysseus is away called?

Answer 29

The Telemachy

Question 30

Was greek mythology monotheistic or polytheistic?

Answer 30

Polytheistic

Question 31

What is a Homeric/Epic simile

Answer 31

Elaborate, long simile comparing 2 unlike things

Question 32

What is a tragic flaw?

Answer 32

A weakness in a hero’s character

Question 33

Symbolism definition

Answer 33

Frequent use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level

Question 34

Irony definition

Answer 34

Indicating through character or plot development intention or attitude opposite to that which is usually stated

Question 35

imagery definition

Answer 35

using highly descriptive language that appeals to the five senses to create a strong mental picture for the reader

Question 36

Foreshadowing definition

Answer 36

Hints places by the author to give an idea of what may occur later in the text

Question 37

Flashback definition

Answer 37

Author interrupts the chronological flow of the plot to give the reader an incident of an earlier time

Question 38

Epithet definition

Answer 38

A word, phrase, or descriptive term that describes and is attached to a person or a thing in the text