Odyssey Background Check - Santarelli

Question 1

Which of these is NOT an epic archetype?

Accepted Answer

missing diamonds

Question 2

What modern genres could we compare the Odyssey to?

Accepted Answer

Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Question 3

What does Odysseus have that makes him different from other men?

Accepted Answer

intelligence and craftiness

Question 4

The 3 most important elements of each epic's plot are: __________, _________, and _________.

Accepted Answer

The Trojan War, Odysseus' heroism, and god interference

Question 5

Choose all that are true:

Accepted Answer

Epic settings involve more than 1 nation, Epic themes reflect courage, beauty, loyalty, life or death, Epic settings include fantastic or exotic lands

Question 6

The events of the Odyssey can best be described as Odysseus':

Accepted Answer

wanderings, run-ins with monsters and women, and homecoming.

Question 7

Who is credited with writing both the Illiad and the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 8

For how long did the Greeks hold Troy under siege?

Accepted Answer

10 years

Question 9

________ and ______ are perhaps the greatest masterpieces of the epic form.

Accepted Answer

The Illiad & Odyssey

Question 10

Choose all that apply. An epic hero:

Accepted Answer

has admirable ideals & values, triumphs over difficult situations, has superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence, is helped & harmed by interfering gods

Question 11

The Trojan War began when ________.

Accepted Answer

Paris stole Helen, the wife of Sparta's King Menelaus

Question 12

Choose all that apply. An epic plot:

Accepted Answer

features treacherous weather, involves a long, complicated journey with strange creatures, has divine interventions and large-scale events

Question 13

How did Odysseus break the 10-year stalemate?

Accepted Answer

His soldiers entered Troy by hiding in a wooden horse.

Question 14

The Odyssey begins _______.

Accepted Answer

as Odysseus returns home from Troy

Question 15

What made Homer unique is that he was _____, so the Illiad & Odyssey were likely ______.

Accepted Answer

blind; sung

Question 16

True or False: the Greeks believed the gods were involved in their lives and behaved like them

Accepted Answer

True

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