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Greek Gods and The Odyssey
Greek Gods and The Odyssey
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A quiz over the Greek gods and the beginning of The Odyssey.
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1
According to legend, what giant wooden animal did the Greeks hide in to get into Troy?
Horse
Dog
Elephant
Zebra
2
___________ gets mad when the naiads like the jewels and orders a wind to blow them off course.
Poseidon
Aphrodite
Zeus
Hera
3
___________________, the god of the sea, does not want Odysseus to get home.
Athena
Zeus
Hermes
Poseidon
4
Penelope has to outsmart the many ____________, so that she does not have to get remarried.
Dogs
Suitors
Soldiers
Naiads
5
In Greek mythology, who is the god of music?
Apollo
Zeus
Heracles
Ares
6
Who does Polyphemus ask to get revenge on Odysseus?
Poseidon
Aphrodite
Zeus
Athena
7
How long did The Trojan War last?
5 years
600 years
20 years
10 years
8
Odysseus' wife _________________ is waiting patiently at home for him.
Maria
Aphrodite
Penelope
Athena
9
In Greek mythology, who is Athena's father?
Poseidon
Zeus
Ares
Hermes
10
When the men throw the gemstones overboard, the ______________ think they are gifts for them.
Soldiers
Naiads
Fish
Suitors
11
What is the name of the Greek man that Helen was married to before she left for Troy?
Mark
Poseidon
Menelaus
David
12
In Greek mythology, who is the god of the Underworld?
Hades
Zeus
Hermes
Heracles
13
When they play begins, how long has Odysseus been trying to get home?
5 years
6 million years
100 years
10 years
14
The men are then almost eaten by the cyclops whose name is _________________.
Aeolus
Polyphemus
Cyclopes 2
Cyclopes 1
15
What is Odysseus' sons' name?
Mark
Telephone
Telemachus
Telecommute
16
What is the name of the play we are reading in class?
The Odyssey
The Iliiad
Friends
Frozen
17
In Greek mythology, who is the queen of the gods?
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
18
Fortunately, Odysseus is being helped by the goddess ______________.
Athena
Hera
Aphrodite
Venus
19
Plays are divided into _____________.
Chapters
Parts
Books
Scenes
20
What did Odysseus shout as he and his men sailed away from Polyphemus?
"Loser!"
"In your face!"
"LOL!"
"I, Odysseus, King of Ithaka am your tormentor!"
21
Which Greek god is most likely represented in this statue?
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
Hermes
22
In Greek mythology, who is the messenger for the gods?
Hermes
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
23
According to legend, what is the name of the woman who started The Trojan War?
Helen
Maria
Aphrodite
Athena
24
Who do we call the author of The Odyssey?
Homer
Lisa
Bart
Marge
25
When the play begins, how long has Odysseus been away from home total?
1 month
60 years
900 years
20 years
26
In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Athena
Hera
Hestia
Aphrodite
27
Which Greek god is most likely represented in the image below?
Kronos
Dionyssus
Artemis
Ares
28
What does Polyphemus first think that Odysseus' name is?
Nobody
Heracles
Ulysses
Clifford
29
Odysseus meets many challenges on his way home to the city of ____________.
Ithaka
Athens
Rome
Hermes
30
How do the men escape Polyphemus, the cyclops?
They kill him
They sing a song
They stab him in the eye.
They tie him up and run away.
31
What is the name of the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
Poseidon
Hermes
Zeus
Hades
32
The main character of the play is _______________.
Poseidon
Homer
Odysseus
Troy
33
In Greek mythology, what is the name of the home of the Greek gods?
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Everest
Mt. St. Helen
Mt. Rushmore
34
What is the name of the man that took Helen to Troy?
Austin
Rome
Barcelona
Paris