WorksheetsThe Odyssey Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In Penelope's archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?
a)
two
b)
eight
c)
twelve
d)
fifteen
2.
Which plant makes the sailors forget their desire to return home?
a)
Lotus
b)
Poppy
c)
Lethe-root
d)
Hemlock
3.
How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus's journey?
a)
as a beggar
b)
as Antinous
c)
as Mentor
d)
as Mephistopheles
4.
Who is Argos?
a)
the master of the winds
b)
Penelope's chief suitor
c)
the Cyclops
d)
Odysseus's dog
5.
Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria?
a)
Telemachus
b)
King Alcinous
c)
Nausicaa
d)
Circe
6.
Who has an affair with Eurymachus?
a)
Melantho
b)
Penelope
c)
Circe
d)
Helen
7.
Menelaus is King of what city?
a)
Pylos
b)
Argos
c)
Athens
d)
Sparta
8.
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?
a)
a scar on his leg
b)
the sound of his voice
c)
his "noble bearing"
d)
She doesn't recognize him.
9.
How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the Sirens' song?
a)
He has his men bind him to the ship's mast.
b)
Athena makes the Sirens appear ugly to him.
c)
He eats a lotus flower, rendering him unable to swim to the Sirens' island.
d)
He isn't able to listen safely to their song.
10.
Who begs Odysseus to bury him?
a)
Laertes
b)
Polyphemus
c)
Elpenor
d)
Achilles
11.
What happens to the disloyal maids after they clean the blood from the great hall?
a)
They are hanged.
b)
They are forgiven.
c)
They are whipped.
d)
They are dismissed from the palace.
12.
What does Tiresias warn Odysseus not to harm on his voyage?
a)
the eagle of the Moon
b)
the serpent of the Seas
c)
the cattle of the Sun
d)
the badger of the Mountains
13.
Who kills Antinous's father?
a)
Eumaeus
b)
Odysseus
c)
Telemachus
d)
Laertes
14.
Who transforms Odysseus's sailors into pigs?
a)
Circe
b)
Athena
c)
Poseidon
d)
Calypso
15.
Odysseus left Penelope headed for what city?
a)
Orinda
b)
Athens
c)
Sparta
d)
Troy
16.
Which goddess often assists Odysseus and Telemachus, and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus?
a)
Calypso
b)
Echo
c)
Athena
d)
Aphrodite
17.
Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
a)
Odysseus does not respect the sea.
b)
Odysseus and his men attacked him.
c)
Odysseus tricked him with a disguise.
d)
Odysseus blinded his son.
18.
Who does Zeus send to rescue Odysseus from Calypso?
a)
Hermes
b)
Athena
c)
Poseidon
d)
Nausicaa
19.
What gift does Telemachus accept from Menelaus?
a)
goats
b)
a chariot and team of horses
c)
a silver mixing-bowl finished with a lip of gold
d)
nothing
20.
How long does Odysseus spend on Calypso's island?
a)
one year
b)
seven years
c)
ten years
d)
twenty years
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