WorksheetsThe Odyssey -Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the muse addressed in The Odyssey’s “Invocation”?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Zeus
c)
Athena
d)
Odysseus
2.
2. When Odysseus was on Calypso’s island, he proves his faithfulness to Penelope by
a)
Turning down the chance to stay with Calypso
b)
Praying to Penelope
c)
Telling stories about Penelope
d)
Staying with Calypso
3.
How does Calypso try to talk Odysseus out of leaving her?
a)
Talks about her beauty
b)
Uses magic
c)
Tells him he will die at sea
d)
Says Penelope has forgotten him
4.
What happens to those who eat the Lotus?
a)
They become animals
b)
They become very sick
c)
They want to stay and eat Lotus forever
d)
They become focused on their task
5.
Thinking about Odysseus’ journey, who makes it more difficult?
a)
Athena
b)
Hermes
c)
Zeus
d)
Poseidon
6.
What does contending mean?
a)
Gathered
b)
Fighting
c)
Food
d)
Sails
7.
Victuals are...
a)
Sails
b)
Food
c)
Fights
d)
Sticks
8.
A brand is...
a)
Food
b)
Sails
c)
a fight
d)
burning stick
9.
Mustered means..
a)
Fighting
b)
Food
c)
Gathered
d)
Sails
10.
Yards are...
a)
Food
b)
Sails
c)
Sticks
11.
To this rough shout, they made a wise, or _________________, reply.
a)
lee
b)
quiver
c)
withy
d)
sage
12.
Cyclops stroked each ram, and then let it pass, but my men riding on the ___________________________________________ were never found.
a)
lee
b)
sage
c)
pectoral fleece
d)
withy
13.
The _____________________ baskets held the whey until it was time for supper.
a)
lee
b)
sage
c)
withy
14.
I reached into my __________________________ in search for the perfect arrow.
a)
lee
b)
sage
c)
withy
d)
quiver
15.
They pulled towards a ______________________ to get out of the wind.
a)
lee
b)
sage
c)
withy
d)
quiver
16.
He clutched two men in his hands to beat their brains out, spattering the floor.
a)
Simile
b)
Imagery
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
17.
Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion.
a)
Simile
b)
Imagery
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
18.
In quiet sleep she sealed his cherished eyes.
a)
Simile
b)
Imagery
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
19.
"The boat tasted grief and let the breeze take over.”
a)
Simile
b)
Imagery
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
20.
Author's purpose can be...
a)
to inform
b)
to persuade
c)
to entertain
d)
all of the above
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