WorksheetsThe Odyssey Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the war Odysseus left his home to fight in?
a)
Ithacan War
b)
World war 2
c)
Trojan War
d)
Greek War
2.
Where is Odysseus from?
a)
Ithaca
b)
Circe
c)
Cicones
d)
Italy
3.
Who is Odysseus' son?
a)
Polyphemus
b)
Eurymachus
c)
Telephone
d)
Telemachus
4.
How many years was Odysseus gone from home?
a)
27
b)
7
c)
20
d)
2
5.
Penelope said she would marry the man who...
a)
could eat the most hotdogs
b)
could send an arrow through 12 axeheads
c)
could send an arrow through an apple
d)
could weave her a shroud
6.
What God/Goddess continued to aid Odysseus throughout his journey?
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Athena
c)
Alex
d)
Alcinous
7.
What plant caused Odysseus' men to lose all desire of returning home?
a)
Rose
b)
Hermes
c)
Moly
d)
Lotus
8.
What did the prophet tell Odysseus in the land of the dead?
a)
His men will all die and he will return home alone
b)
He should eat Helios' cattle
c)
To avoid Scylla and Charybdis
d)
He will return home safely with all his men
9.
What is the name of the witch who turned Odysseus' men into pigs?
a)
Calypso
b)
Circe
c)
Tiresias
d)
Penelope
10.
How does Odysseus keep his men from hearing the song of the sirens?
a)
He puts beeswax in their ears
b)
He puts cloth in their ears
c)
He ties them to the mast of the ship
d)
He puts honey in their ears
11.
What name did Odysseus give Polyphemus?
a)
Odysseus, son of Laertes
b)
Ody
c)
Notaclue
d)
Nohbdy
12.
What did Aeolus give Odysseus?
a)
A bag of gold
b)
A bag of lotus plants
c)
A bag of wind
d)
A bag of swords
13.
How many soldiers survived the journey and made it back to Ithaca with Odysseus?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
72
d)
12
14.
What did Odysseus give Polyphemus to make him fall fast asleep?
a)
Apple Cider
b)
Hot Chocolate
c)
Wine/Alcohol
d)
Sleeping Potion
15.
How many years did Calypso keep Odysseus in her cave?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
6
d)
20
16.
Which is one of the stages of "The Departure?"
a)
The Ultimate Boon
b)
The Refusal of the Call
c)
The Family Reunion
d)
The Obstacle
17.
What did Circe warn Odysseus NOT to let his men do on the island of Helios?
a)
Eat the lotus
b)
Eat the cattle
c)
Fall asleep
d)
Listen to the Sirens
18.
Who did Odysseus choose to sail his ship past?
a)
Scylla (the 6 headed monster)
b)
Charybdis (the whirlpool)
19.
Which suitor did Odysseus kill first?
a)
Alcinous
b)
Antinous
c)
The swineherd
d)
The cowherd
20.
Who helped Odysseus to fight the suitors?
a)
Aphrodite & Athena
b)
Apollo & Athena
c)
Apollo & Charlie
d)
Jin Wang & Chin Kee
21.
What is the name of the messenger God who tells Calypso to let Odysseus go home?
a)
Hermoine
b)
Athena
c)
Apollo
d)
Hermes
22.
How does Odysseus make it difficult for the suitors to fight back?
a)
He locked the weapons away.
b)
He used the force.
c)
He was too fast.
d)
He gave them the lotus plant and they fell asleep.
23.
Who is Argos?
a)
God of Dogs
b)
Odysseus' pet dog
c)
Odysseus' pet rat
d)
God of Sunshine
24.
Who warns Odysseus about the Sirens?
a)
Circe
b)
Penelope
c)
Antinous
d)
Hermes
25.
One of Odysseus' character flaws is...
a)
His weak muscles
b)
His empathy for others
c)
His arrogance
d)
His intelligence
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