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The Odyssey: The Storyline
The Odyssey: The Storyline
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A review of the important story elements from The Odyssey in order
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This God/dess speaks to the Council of Gods on behalf of Odysseus; a great supporter of him.
Poseidon
Ino
Athena
Hermes
2
Which is a giant whirlpool?
Charybdis
Scylla
Ino
Sirens
3
Who joins the battle to help Odysseus kill the suitors?
Penelope
Zeus
Athena
Hermes
4
True / False: Penelope has a competition in order to find a suitor to marry.
True
False
5
What was Penelope doing during the time of the suitors being killed?
Hiding
Killing the maids
Sleeping
Battling
6
The narrators and inspiration for The Odyssey are called...
Gods
Muses
Orators
Sirens
7
Odysseus is first disguised as WHAT when he goes to the swineherd?
A woman
A beggar
An old man
A slave
8
Aeolus gives what to Odysseus?
A Sword
A Bag of Winds
Food and Wine
A Boat
9
Book 1 begins with Odysseus trapped on Ogygia with...
Circe
Telemachus
Calypso
Poseidon
10
This God/dess turns the men into pigs.
Sirens
Circe
Medusa
Calypso
11
This sings to men to capture them along the rocks of the sea.
Scylla
Charybdis
Sirens
Medusa
12
Odysseus' crew are killed off when they...
Hear the Sirens
Are turned into pigs
Are all eaten by the canibals
Eat forbidden cattle/sheep
13
The Latin Term meaning "in the middle of the action"
Medium Operis
En Medium
Res Media
In Media Res
14
Odysseus is reunited with WHO while visiting Eumaeus?
Telemachus
Antinous
Penelope
Hermes
15
Who does Odysseus kill by shooting an arrow through the neck?
Eurymachus
Antinous
Philoetius
Melanthius
16
True / False: Penelope welcomes Odysseus back with love!
True
False
17
The crewmen are captured by a giant...
Six Headed Monster
Cyclops
Canibal
Whirlpool
18
Odysseus is disguised as WHAT when he arrives home?
A beggar
An old man
A woman
A slave
19
Who must Odysseus sacrifice to in order to meet the Prophet Tiresias?
Hades
Apollo
Zeus
Poseidon
20
What must a man do in order to win Penelope in marriage?
String Odysseus' bow
Sacrifice to Apollo
Shoot an arrow through 12 axes
Kill the other suitors
21
In the Land of the Lotus eaters, the crew eat the Lotus fruit that makes them...
Forget their loved ones
Turn into pigs
Fall sleep
Forget their desire to go home
22
The story of the Odyssey takes place AFTER the...
World War One
Corinthian War
Trojan War
Creton War
23
Who must Odysseus make things right with?
Athena
Zeus
Poseidon
Polyphemus
