Background
Characters
The Cyclops
Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis
Land of the Dead, Cattle of Sun God
100
The author of The Odyssey
What is Homer
100
The name of the brave hero who tries to journey home after the Trojan War
What is Odysseus
100
The reason Odysseus and his men didn't kill Polyphemus the first night.
What is they needed him to move the stone from the entrance of the cave.
100
The way Odysseus manages to listen to the sirens' song
What is he was tied to the mast of the ship
100
What Odysseus tells the crew about the cattle of the sun god.
What is do not kill the cattle
200
The type of literature The Odyssey is
What is epic poem
200
The name of the goddesses to whom Homer prayed for help telling his story
What is Muses
200
The fake name Odysseus gave to the cyclops
What is Nohbdy (or Nobody)
200
The way the crew managed to survive the sirens' song.
What is their ears were plugged with beeswax
200
The name of the god who owns the cattle
What is Helios
300
Define epic poem
What is a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero
300
The name of the beautiful creatures who lured sailors to death with their songs
What is Sirens
300
Describe how Odysseus and his men escape the cyclops's cave.
What is they hide under the sheep bellies.
300
Does Odysseus tell the crew about the sirens?
What is YES
300
The two souls Odysseus meets in the Land of the Dead
What is his mom and a crew member
400
10-year event that occurred before The Odyssey
What is the Trojan War
400
The name of the multi-headed monster who ate part of Odysseus's crew
What is Scylla
400
Describe Odysseus's plan to defeat the cyclops.
What is sharpened a stick at both ends, heated it in the fire, and then poked his eye out.
400
Does Odysseus tell his crew about the encounter with Scylla and Charybdis?
What is NO!
400
The name of the person Odysseus was seeking in the Underworld.
What is Tieresias
500
The way the Greeks won the Trojan War
What is the Wooden Horse
500
The name of the whirlpool that is near Scylla
What is Charybdis
500
The reason Polyphemus throws the top of a mountain at Odysseus's crew.
What is Odysseus has to have the last word.
500
The saddest moment of Odysseus's life.
What is when his crew members were killed by Scylla.
500
The reason Odysseus seeks Tieresias
What is he wants to learn about his return trip home.
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