WorksheetsThe Odyssey - through Cyclops
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Homer relies on the ____________ to aid in telling Odysseus' story.
a)
Muse
b)
Cyclopes
c)
Cicones
d)
Gods
2.
Where is Odysseus coming from?
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Great Civil War
3.
Odysseus is from:
a)
Scheria
b)
Ithaca
c)
Thebes
d)
Athens
4.
___________ appeals to Zeus to help Odysseus get home.
a)
Muse
b)
Penelope
c)
Athena
d)
Ares
5.
While he has been gone, suitors have been:
a)
Attacking his cattle and home
b)
Trying to steal his wife
c)
Plotting to kill his son
d)
All of these are correct.
6.
Over and over again, Odysseus reveals himself to be an excellent:
a)
god
b)
strategist
c)
husband
d)
father
7.
For seven years, Odysseus is held captive by:
a)
Hermes
b)
Circe
c)
Calypso
d)
Polyphemus
8.
Calypso is instructed to build a raft by _______.
a)
Zeus, through Hermes
b)
Zeus, through Athena
c)
Poseidon, through Hermes
d)
Hermes, through Athena
9.
Odysseus, alone, lands on Scheria, where he meets _______ and tells him his tale.
a)
Polyphemus
b)
King Alcinous
c)
Telemachus
d)
Elpenor
10.
Who is Laertes' son?
a)
Polyphemus
b)
Odysseus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Circe
11.
The lotus flower:
a)
Makes the men forget home
b)
Causes the men to fall asleep for months
c)
Kills the three men who consume it
d)
Causes the men to fall in love with Calypso
12.
Which of these is NOT a trait of an epic hero?
a)
Popularity
b)
Guile
c)
Strength
d)
Victory
13.
"...the Dawn with fingertips of rose..." is:
a)
an epic simile
b)
personification
c)
an epithet
d)
an allusion
14.
Before entering the cave of Polyphemus, Odysseus strategizes by:
a)
Taking Maron's liquor along
b)
Having some men keep watch over the ships
c)
Taking his 12 best warriors
d)
All of these
15.
If Odysseus and his men had killed Cyclops in the cave:
a)
A curse would have befallen them.
b)
They would have been stuck there, and starved to death.
c)
Zeus would have intervened and gotten them home.
d)
He could have fallen on them, crushing them all.
16.
How is the Cyclops defeated?
a)
A hot stake into his eye after drinking the liquor
b)
A sword punctures his liver
c)
The men sneak out at night while he sleeps
d)
None of these
17.
Why don't the other Cyclopes come to his rescue?
a)
Odysseus is too great.
b)
They don't like Polyphemus.
c)
The Cyclopes can only see well, not hear.
d)
"Nohbdy's tricked me!"
18.
How do the men escape?
a)
They sneak out at night, while he sleeps.
b)
They hide under his flock as they go out in the morning.
c)
They work together to move the slab.
d)
None of these.
19.
What foolish thing does Odysseus do as they escape?
a)
Tells Cyclops his real name
b)
Tells Cyclops where he lives
c)
Tells Cyclops his father's name
d)
All of these are correct.
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