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The Odyssey
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This game is for the first pat of the Odyssey: The Wanderings
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1
What does Aeolus give to Odysseus?
Great weather and sunshine
Mr. Conti's amazing shoes
A fair wind to blow him back to Ithaca and a bag of storms
A mighty sword and a protection from magic
2
What is the warning of the ghost Tiresias?
To not try and sail past Scylla and Charybdis
That the sea will swallow his men
To not disturb the Cattle of Helios
To not trust Circe, the Witch
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How does the Cyclops respond to Odysseus and his men?
He befriends them
He asks them to leave
He gives them sheep and ram
He kills and eats them
4
What is the Cyclops' name?
Poseidon
Percy
Polyphemus
Polyamorous
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What are the dangers of the Lotus Eaters?
They are Cannibals
Their addictive food erases memories
They are Giants
They are Sea Monsters
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Odysseus is the King of what island?
Ithaca
Sparta
Ios
Greece
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Who are the Laestrygones?
Giants who throw boulders at Odysseus' ship
Sea creatures who sing to drive men crazy
A tribe of people who hate the Greeks
Cannibals who eat Odysseus' men
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What is the name of the Odyssey's author?
Henrietta
Unknown
Homer
Hector
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Who is the father of the Cyclops?
Zeus
Hades
Persephone
Poseidon
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Who is the Queen of the Underworld?
Demeter
Persephone
Hera
Hades
11
What War did Odysseus fight in?
The Syrian War
The Spartan War
The Greek War
The Trojan War
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The author also wrote what story?
The Illuminate
The Illiad
The War
The Illium
13
In Greek Mythology who is the God of the Sun?
Persephone
Poseidon
Helios
Demeter
14
What is Odysseus' curse?
To die a painful death
To live a long, lonely life of pain
His wife and son will die horribly
To wander for many years and lose all his friends
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Why does Odysseus bring wine and gold to the Cyclops island?
It is Greek tradition to give gifts
To sacrifice in honor of Zeus
To bribe him into helping them
In hopes to trade for supplies
16
Who is Circe and why is she dangerous?
A Sea Goddess who turns men to animals
A Sea Goddess who kidnaps Odysseus for 7 years
Odysseus' wife, but she is not dangerous
She is a giant sea monster with many tentacles
17
Why is it relevant that Odysseus finds an olive tree in the Cyclops Cave?
Olive trees symbolize Athena
Olive trees are poisonous
Olive trees don't grow on the island
Olive trees are very heavy and thick
18
In Greek Mythology, who is the King of the Gods?
Poseidon
Hades
Hera
Zeus
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Who is Aeolus?
The King of The Sea
The God of Storms
The God of the Wind
The King of the Wind
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Who is the God that protects Odysseus?
Artemis
Hera
Persephone
Athena
