A jeopardy game designed to review the Odyssey.

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2. 1 - 1001 - 100
 What is the name of Odysseus' dog?
a) Cerberus
b) Aster
c) Argus
d) Kyon
 c) Argusc) Argus

3. 1 - 2001 - 200
 What weapon is used in a contest just before the
suitors before they were slaughtered?
a)bow
b)spear
c)sword
d)mace
 a) bowa) bow

4. 1 - 3001 - 300
 How many men return with Odysseus to Ithaca?
a)a) 1010
b)b) 66
c)c) 44
d)d) 00
 d) 0d) 0

5. 1 - 4001 - 400
What is Penelope supposedly weaving at the
beginning of the epic?
a)A blanket
b)A robe
c)A shroud/cloak
d)A wedding dress
 c) A shroud/cloakc) A shroud/cloak

6. 1 - $5001 - $500
 Approximately when was the Odyssey
composed?
a)2000 B.C.
b)1200-1000 B.C.
c)750-700 B.C.
d)500 B.C.
 c) 750 – 700 B.C.c) 750 – 700 B.C.

7. 2 - 1002 - 100
 What animal herd was sacred to Helios, that
Odysseus' men were forbidden to eat?
a) cattle
b) sheep
c) goats
d) deer
 a) cattlea) cattle

8. 2 - 2002 - 200
 In the Island of the Cyclopes, on what animal didIn the Island of the Cyclopes, on what animal did
Odysseus tie himself and his men?Odysseus tie himself and his men?
a) cattle
b) sheep
c) goats
d) deer
 b) sheepb) sheep

9. 2 - 3002 - 300
 From what war is Odysseus attempting to return
home?
a) The Peloponnesian War
b) The Trojan War
c) The war with Assyria
d) The war with Sparta
 b) The Trojan Warb) The Trojan War

10. 2 - 4002 - 400
To what civilized people does Odysseus tell the
story of his wanderings?
a)The Ithacans
b)The Lotus Eaters
c)The Mycenaens
d)The Phaeacians
 d) the Phaeaciansd) the Phaeacians

11. 2 - 5002 - 500
Eurycleia (the loyal servant) recognizes Odysseus,
based on what distinguishing feature?
A) A scar on his leg
B) His cunning
C) The sound of his voice
D) His “noble bearing”
 A) A scar on his leg

12. 3 - 1003 - 100
On Ithaca, Athena helps Odysseus disguise
himself as what?
a)A beggar
b)A suitor
c)A woman
d)Odysseus’ best friend
 a) a beggara) a beggar

13. 3 - 2003 - 200
Who is Tiresias?
a)A blind seer who gives Odysseus advice in the
Land of the Dead
b)Odysseus’ father
c)Odysseus’ loyal swineherd who assists in his
return to Ithaca
d)Odysseus’ only son and heir to his kingdom
 a) A blind seer who gives Odysseus advice in
the Land of the Dead

14. 3 - 3003 - 300
How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the
Sirens’ song?
A) He has his men bind him to the ship’s mast.
B) Athena makes the Sirens appear ugly to him.
C) He eats a lotus flower, rendering him unable to
swim to the Sirens’ island.
D) He isn’t; he plugs his ears with wax as the ship
passes the Sirens’ island.
A) He has his men bind him to the ship’s mast.

15. 3 - $4003 - $400
Who is Aeolos?
A) The master of the winds
B) Penelope’s chief suitor
C) The Cyclops
D) Odysseus’s old dog
A) The master of the winds

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How does Athena disguise herself to make
preparations for Telemachus’s journey?
A) As a beggar
B) As Antinous
C) As Mentor
D) As Mephistopheles
C) As Mentor

17. 4 - 1004 - 100
What does Circe turn several of Odysseus’ men
into?
a)Dogs
b)Giants
c)Goats
d)Swine
 d) swined) swine

18. 4 - $2004 - $200
How many years does the goddess-nymph
Calypso hold Odysseus captive?
a)15
b)2
c)20
d)7
 d) 7d) 7

19. 4 - 3004 - 300
Odysseus left Penelope bound for what city?
A) Orinda
B) Athens
C) Sparta
D) Troy
 D) TroyD) Troy

20. 4 - 4004 - 400
 How long did Odysseus travel lasts?How long did Odysseus travel lasts?
a)15 years
b)2 years
c)20 years
d)7 years
 c) 20c) 20 years

21. 4 - 5004 - 500
Who first finds Odysseus on the island of the
Phaeacians?
A) Telemachus
B) King Alcinous
C) Nausicaa
D) Circe
C) Nausicaa

22. 5 - 1005 - 100
Whose son is the blinded Cyclops, Polyphemus?
a)Poseidon’s
b)Prometheus’
c)Tiresias’
d)Zeus’
 a) Poseidon’sa) Poseidon’s

23. 5 - 2005 - 200
What is Penelope and Telemachus’ home filled
with?
a)Angry servants
b)Creditors
c)Locusts
d)Suitors
 d) suitorsd) suitors

24. 5 - 3005 - 300
 The Scylla has ___ heads and ___legs.
a)1 head and 2 legs
b)2 heads and 4legs
c)6 heads and 12 legs
d)10 heads and 20 legs
 c) 6 heads and 12 legsc) 6 heads and 12 legs

25. 5 - 4005 - 400
Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from
Calypso?
A) Hermes
B) Athena
C) Poseidon
D) Nausicaa
A) Hermes

26. 5 - 5005 - 500
Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
A) Odysseus does not respect the sea.
B) Odysseus and his men attacked him.
C) Odysseus tricked him with a disguise.
D) Odysseus blinded his son.
D) Odysseus blinded his son.

27. Final Jeopardy (1000)Final Jeopardy (1000)
Who says the following: “Woman -- your words,
they cut me to the core! / Who could move my
bed? Impossible task, /even for some skilled
craftsman…I know, I built it myself…
a)Alcinous
b)Antonius
c)Telemachus
d)Odysseus
 d) Odysseusd) Odysseus