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Test Your knowledge After reading the play “The Odyssey,” show how well you understood the story.

Choose the best answer for each of the questions below.

1. The play is based on an ancient __________ poem.A italianB egyptianC frenchD greek

2. ________________________ are angry at Odysseus’s pride.A hansel and gretelB batman and robinC poseidon and athenaD cosmo and prontis

3. Poseidon hates humans who think they are __________.A smartB richC godsD good looking

4. Why does Odysseus trick the Cyclops?A to save his mother from being eatenB to save his men from being eatenC to save his father from being eatenD to save his brother from being eaten

5. What does Odysseus ram into the Cyclops’s eye?A an iron rodB a baseball batC a spearD a steel beam

6. How many eyes does the Cyclops have?A nineB oneC threeD two

7. Where does the beautiful singing come from?A a choir from a churchB a local band member from a

recording studioC a girl band from the island of the

SirensD a boy band from the island of the

screamers

8. The men who go to shore have the best __________ ever.A barbecueB sushiC lobsterD pasta

9. Helios is the god of the __________.A starsB moonC sunD clouds

10. What lesson does Odysseus learn?A to be less stingyB to be less sarcasticC to be less meanD to be less proud