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Mythology Jeopardy

Test your knowledge of the epic poem "The Odyssey" with questions about gods, monsters, and heroes from Greek mythology. Challenge yourself and discover ancient tales of adventure and deception.

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Mythology Jeopardy

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  1. Mythology Jeopardy

  2. What task does Penelope set before the suitors as a condition of marriage? (There are two—mention at least one.) Answer

  3. String Odysseus’ bow –or-- • Shoot an arrow through the holes in the axe heads Home

  4. What does Odysseus, in the disguise of a beggar, do to Antinous that angers the rest of the suitors? Answer

  5. He shoots an arrow into his throat Home

  6. What “test” does Penelope give to Odysseus to be sure it is really he? • Answer

  7. She tells a servant to move the bed out of the room and Odysseus knows that the bed is created out of a tree and can’t be moved. Home

  8. In The Land of the Dead, Odysseus seeks his destiny. Who does he see for help? • Answer

  9. Teiresias of Thebes The blind Prophet Home

  10. Which god helps Odysseus prepare to visit Circe? How does the god help Odysseus- be specific? Answer

  11. Hermes. He gives Odysseus a plant called Moly that acts as an antidote to Circe’s power. Home

  12. What do the beings in the underworld need (or else they will fade)? Answer

  13. Blood Home

  14. Describe two physical aspects of the Monster Scylla • Answer

  15. This monster has twelve legs, six heads, and three rows of teeth. Home

  16. he ate his children until his wife tricked him by handing her husband a rock • Name the husband and wife • Answer

  17. Cronus and Rhea Home

  18. Odysseus initially tried to avoid going to war by acting crazy. How was he tricked into proving that he was sane? • Answer

  19. The people who came to get him threw his baby in front of his plow • Home

  20. When Oddyseus is talking to the king the audience is getting a _________. • Answer

  21. Flashback • Home

  22. How does Odysseus make the situation worse once he and his men are sailing away from the Cyclops? Answer

  23. He screams his name and where he is from • Home

  24. Teiresias , the Blind Prophet warns Odysseus to not eat______________ - Why? • Answer

  25. Cattle because they belong to Apollo and he will be angry • Home

  26. Why didn’t Odysseus’ men just kill the Cyclops? • Answer

  27. They knew they couldn’t roll the rock away from the entrance • Home

  28. Who said this: “…after these years with me, you still desire your old home? Even so, I wish you well. If you could see it all, before you go–all the adversity you face at sea–you would stay here, and guard this house, and be immortal…Can I be less desirable than she is?” Answer

  29. Calypso • Home

  30. “Sweet cousin ram, why lag behind the rest in the night cave? You never linger so, but graze before them all, and go afar to crop sweet grass… Why, now, so far behind?” • Answer

  31. Cyclops or Polyphemus • Home

  32. Who says this • “Steer wide; keep well to seaward; plug your oarsmen’s ears with beeswax kneaded soft; none of the rest should hear that song. But if you wish to listen, let the men tie you in the lugger, hand and foot, back to mast, lashed to the mast, so you may hear those Harpies’ thrilling voices…” • Answer

  33. Circe • Home

  34. What do you call the extended comparisons used in Homer’s works that compare a heroic deed to something in everyday life? Answer

  35. epic simile/ heroic simile/ Homeric simile • Home

  36. Who is the god of wine? Answer

  37. Dionysus • Bachus • Home

  38. Who is the goddess of agriculture? • Answer

  39. Demeter Home

  40. What goddess is responsible for love? • Answer

  41. Aphrodite Home

  42. What is one thing Hephaestus is the god of?

  43. Blacksmiths/fire/crafts/Forge • Home

  44. Hera was angry about Zeus’ infidelity and to hide it he turned a girlfriend into a cow. Who was the girlfriend • Answer

  45. IO a nymph • Home

  46. God of War • Son of Zeus and Hera • Bloodthirsty and merciless Answer

  47. Ares • Home

  48. Young God of Love • Son of Aphrodite and Hephaestus Answer

  49. Cupid or Eros • Home

  50. Name two of the Titans • Answer

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