Read The Odyssey by Homer and then answer this questions.

1) What kind of literature is The Odyssey?
2) What war had Odysseus fought in?
3) What do the lotus eaters offer Odysseus’ men?
4) What are Cyclopes?
5) What is “nectar and ambrosia”?
6) What is an example of dramatic irony as the men are leaving the cave?
7) What is an epic simile?
8) Who is Aeolus?
9) What song is a “haunting song over the sea”?
10) What does Odysseus do with “a massive cake of beeswax”?
11) What is Charybdis?
12) What does Zeus do to punish Odysseus’ men?
13) Who gave Odysseus a ride home to Ithaca?
14) When Odysseus arrives home, he is disguised as a what?
15) Who is Odysseus’ son?
16) What is the name of Odysseus’ 20 year old dog?
17) Who is Odysseus’ wife?
18) What does she wish will happen to Antinous?
19) What does Odysseus remove from the walls of The Great Hall?
20) When Odysseus holds his bow, what does he compare it to?