Odyssey Background Quiz

When writing clear cohesive paragraphs, most students forget to

The number of core Olympian Gods

En Medias Res means the structure starts the plot "in the middle of things"

Athena was the goddess of

How many years will it take Odysseus to complete his epic hero cycle?

The ____is what preludes The Odyssey

Odysseus' epic hero flaw is his

Tiresias, the one who advises him to face the monsters, is an ____ because we see " the old wise man" in many stories.

When Mrs. Leake says it was written in the 8th century BCE, she means...

When an epic hero faces their innermost struggle or the dark abyss, it is important to note

Calpyso lets Odyseuss go

____ prevents Odysseus from easy travels on the ocean

A typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature. 

When Odysseus shouts back to declare both his name and homeland, one ____ characterizes his as arrogant (hubris).

What do the lotus flower, the sirens, and most women in the Odyssey symbolize as a struggle on the journey?

I ____ that this quiz will be easy because all did so well here.

The Trojan War was a war said to have actually occurred how many years prior to that of the Odyssey?

During Odysseus' first stop, post the Trojan War, he lost men to

In Greek Mythology, all life started from

When analyzing different versions of sources, we should consider

Homer is