Study Guides
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The
Odyssey Cyberguide
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Study
Guide for Homer's Odyssey
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Cliffs Notes
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Classic Notes: The Odyssey
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UMD English Department: The Odyssey
A very helpful guide for reading Homer's Odyssey. Provides plot
summaries, character lists, and a discussion of central themes.
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Book Wolf - "The Odyssey"
Features chapter interpretation and
study guide questions. (Watch out! Lots of POP
Ups on this site. Do not download any plug ins.)
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Troy Study Guide
includes questions for reflection.
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Classic Notes - "The Odyssey"
Features short book summary, full book summary, author information,
links, and quiz.
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Pink Monkey - "The Odyssey"
Includes setting, characters, plot, theme analysis, mood, background
information, and quotes. (Watch out! Lots
of POP Ups on this site that will need to be closed.)
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Spark Notes - "The Odyssey"
Includes character analysis, plot overview,
context, important quotations, chapter summary, study questions,
themes, motifs, and symbols.
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Classic Mythology: The Odyssey
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Teaching Activities
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The Odyssey
provides the complete text to Homer's Odyssey.
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Odysseus:
Based on the Odyssey, Homer's epic from Greek mythology. Short
and more detailed versions of the story, with an index. Part of Mythweb
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Homer and the
Odyssey Lesson Plans
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The Odyssey
(name, pronunciations, quiz keys)
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Odyssey Internet Hunt
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How I Found My Way Home
(WebQuest)
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Homer's Odyssey:
This is a script for an episode of The
Simpsons that involves an Odyssey of sorts.
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Interactive Map for the Odyssey
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Map of Events in the Odyssey
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Your Journey Through the Odyssey
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TrackStar: The Odyssey
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A Tale for All Ages: The Odyssey
This wonderful site is based on a PBS program about the Odyssey. A
Princeton professor who has recently translated the Odyssey answers
frequently-asked questions from viewers.
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The Odyssey
A choose your own adventure version of
The Odyssey. As Odysseus,
you must depart from Troy and make decisions that will get you home
to your beloved Penelope. The only choices that really get you
anywhere are the ones that follow Homer's epic poem. Test your
knowledge!
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Novel Guide - "The Odyssey"
Includes novel summary, character profiles, theme analysis, top 10
quotes, metaphor analysis, and author biography.
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Odyssey Course
Outline
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Encyclopedia Mythica: Odysseus
This encyclopedia entry for the main character in Homer's Odyssey,
Oddysseus, includes hypertext links to additional encyclopedia
entries on related topics.
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The
Odyssey: web game - choose to be either Odysseus himself or his
young son Telemachus or his beautiful wife, Penelope.
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Odyssey Online:
A teacher resource site
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Travels Of Odysseus: A slide show of the successive stages
of Odysseus’s journey which is part of a Thinkquest entry. Could be
used with a data projector during a retelling of the story.
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EMuseum: Homer
This site from EMuseum of the Minnesota State
University provides details about Homer's background and provides
links to the full text of his two famous epic poems: the Iliad and
the Odyssey.
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Mythology: Mythology Hangman Read up on world mythology and test
your knowledge by playing hangman. This website includes images,
maps, and descriptions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced
students. It is a great resource to supplement mythology reading in
any grade level.
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PowerPoint Presentations
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Worksheets
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Quizzes
Test your knowledge of Homer's Odyssey in the next series
of interactive quizzes:
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Interactive matching exercise:
Match the correct character from Odysseus' family or friends
with each description.
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Interactive multiple choice quiz:
Answer the next questions about the Odyssey.
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Interactive matching exercise part 1
: Match the correct
character from the Odyssey with each description.
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Interactive matching exercise part 2
: Match the correct
character from the Odyssey with each description.
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SparkNotes Quiz
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Multiple Choice Quiz
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The Odyssey
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CliffsNotes::The
Odyssey - Study Help: Quiz
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GradeSaver 40 Question Quiz
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The Iliad, Part I
The Iliad by Homer, while it does not display an
abundance of sea monsters to rival its continuation,
instead tells the story of the first part of the Trojan
War, up to the burial of Hector. |
Tough |
| 2 |
The Gods in "The Iliad"
Welcome to my Iliad quiz! Each question is based on
that respective book of The Iliad and the last
question is a general one. Thank you for playing my
quiz, I look forward to receiving responses. This quiz
is based on the translation by E.V. Rieu. |
Tough |
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Homer's Iliad II
This quiz based on the Richmond Lattimore verse
translation of the Iliad of Homer. All spelling is based
on this translation. |
Very
Hard |
| 4 |
The Heroes of Homer's 'Iliad'
Identify the heroes of Homer's Iliad from the clues
given. A mixture of Achaean and Trojan heroes are
included. Good Luck! |
Average |
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People and Places in The Odyssey
How well do you know your Homeric poetry? If you're like
me, not well at all. |
Tough |
| 6 |
Homer: 'The Odyssey'
A nice easy quiz on Homer's 'The Odyssey'. |
Average |
| 7 |
The Odyssey Quiz
I have just finished reading the whole book of The
Odyssey and have taken a REALLY HARD test on the book.I
have learned a lot on the book because my English
teacher is very good at teaching it! I hope you enjoy my
first quiz! |
Average |
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"The Odyssey" the quiz
This quiz is in Jeopardy format. The Odyssey is a
great book written by Homer. Take my quiz and see how
much you can remember. My questions were taken from the
Penguin Books version. |
Average |
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Odysseus Returns!
Second part of Odyssey quiz. |
Average |
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The Iliad
Ever heard of the Trojan war? Well the book The Iliad
is all about it. Take my quiz and see how much you know.
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Tough |
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Homer's Iliad
This quiz is based on The Iliad of Homer using the
Richmond Lattimore translation text. NOTE: All spellings
of Greek names were based on this translation.
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Difficult |
| 12 |
The Iliad and Odyssey
This is a challenging quiz to test your knowledge about
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, A lot of obscure names and
facts -- good luck! |
Impossible |
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