Odyssey Book 1
Daedalus and Icarus
Pandora’s Box
Prometheus
The Odyssey – Books 9&12
100

Q: Who is Odysseus’s son?

A: Who is Telemachus?


100

Q: Who built the wings out of feathers and wax?

A: Who is Daedalus?


100

Q: Who was the first woman created by the gods?

A: Who is Pandora?


100

Q: What did Prometheus steal from the gods?

A: What is fire?


100

Q: What creature does Odysseus encounter in Book 9?

A: What is the Cyclops?


200

Q: Who visits Telemachus in disguise?

A: Who is Athena?


200

Q: What material held Icarus’s wings together?

A: What is wax?


200

Q: What was Pandora told not to open?

A: What is a box (or jar)?


200

Q: Who did Prometheus give fire to?

A: Who are humans?


200

Q: What is the name of the Cyclops?

A: Who is Polyphemus?


300

Q: What problem is happening in Odysseus’s home?

A: What are the suitors taking over?


300

Q: Why did Icarus fall into the sea?

A: What is he flew too close to the sun?


300

Q: What escaped when Pandora opened the box?

A: What are evils and troubles?


300

Q: Who punished Prometheus?

A: Who is Zeus?


300

Q: What trick does Odysseus use to escape the Cyclops?

A: What is he blinds him and escapes under sheep?


400

Q: What do the suitors disrespect by staying in Odysseus’s home?

A: What is xenia?


400

Q: What warning did Daedalus give Icarus before they flew?

A: What is don’t fly too high or too low?


400

Q: What stayed inside the box after she closed it?

A: What is hope?


400

Q: What was Prometheus’s punishment?

A: What is his liver was eaten daily by an eagle?


400

Q: What deadly creatures sing to lure sailors in Book 12?

A: What are the Sirens?


500

Q: What advice does Athena give Telemachus?

A: What is to stand up to the suitors and search for his father?

500

Q: What theme does Icarus’s fall represent?

A: What is the danger of hubris / not listening to warnings?

500

Q: Why did Zeus create Pandora?

A: What is to punish humans / get revenge for Prometheus?

500

Q: What is Prometheus' brother's name?

A: What is Epimetheus?

500

Q: What happens to Odysseus’s men after they eat Helios’s cattle?

A: What is they are killed by Zeus?

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