The Odyssey (Books 9-11) Week 4: Ancient Greece - Assignments - Reading - Resources - Images

Background Quiz

The following is a list of statements which are either True or False. When you take the quiz, you will have 10 of these statements, chosen at random. You may take the quiz up to five times; your average score will be recorded in the Gradebook.

Apply the 80% RULE when you are taking quizzes for these classes. In other words: don't stress about trying to get 100% on these quizzes. The quizzes are here to make sure you are ready to go on to the next activity. If you get 80% or better, you are ready to proceed. If you get less than 80% you need to go back and do the reading again (read more slowly, take notes) and take the quiz again, aiming for at least 80%.

• T or F ? The two Homeric epics are the Aeneid and the Odyssey.
• T or F ? The Homeric epics were sung before Greek writing had been invented.
• T or F ? After the Greek "Dark Ages," Mycene was the center of Greek culture.
• T or F ? The Greek "Dark Ages" lasted from around 800 BCE to 500 BCE.
• T or F ? The "archaic" period of Greek culture lasted from around 800 BCE to 500 BCE.
• T or F ? Homer was supposed to have been blind.
• T or F ? Educated people in Classical Greece thought Homeric poetry was barbaric.
• T or F ? Homeric poetry was imitated by Classical Greek poets.
• T or F ? There are 24 letters in the Greek alphabet.
• T or F ? The Iliad and the Odyssey each consist of 24 books.
• T or F ? Odysseus sailed to Phaeacia in search of gold.
• T or F ? Odysseus applauded when he heard a song about the Trojan War.
• T or F ? The Odyssey was originally composed in Latin.
• T or F ? The Odyssey was a popular story in Latin-speaking Rome.
• T or F ? The same Greek name can be written different ways in the Roman alphabet.
• T or F ? Ulysses is Odysseus, a hero famous for his kindness and gentleness.
• T or F ? Penelope is the mother of Ulysses / Odysseus.
• T or F ? Ulysses / Odysseus lived in Mycene.
• T or F ? Jupiter and Jove are both Roman names for the Greek god Zeus.
• T or F ? Jove / Zeus is the supreme chief of the gods who live on Mount Olympus.
• T or F ? Neptune is Poseidon, the god of war.
• T or F ? Mercury is Hermes, the god who rules the seas.
• T or F ? Proserpine is Persephone, the queen of the land of the dead.
• T or F ? Hades and Erebus are both words that refer to the land of the dead.
• T or F ? Hercules is Heracles, the son of Hades and Persephone.