Introduction to the Odyssey Quiz

Introduction to the Odyssey Quiz

1.  What event is responsible for starting the Trojan War, which lasted for ten years?

2.  What are long narrative poems that tell the adventures of heroes that embody the values of their civilizations?

3.  What did Odysseus do to try and get out of going to war?

4.  Explain the plan that Odysseus devised that ended the Trojan War.

5.  Who was murdered by his unfaithful wife when he returned from Troy?

6.  What was the name of Odysseus’s son and how old was he when Odysseus returned?

7.  Explain who Homer was and give at least one detail about him?

8.  Which god works against Odysseus?

9.  Explain what myths are:

10.  Which goddess is always on Odysseus’s side?

11.  What would it have been like to attend a live performance of the Odyssey in ancient Greece? (at least two complete sentences)