WorksheetsOdyssey Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Odysseus' final destination in his journey?
a)
Cylop's cave
b)
Itchaca
c)
Calypso's island
d)
land of the lotus eaters
2.
What does Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name is?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Telemachus
c)
Nhbdy
d)
Zeus
3.
Sun god
a)
Zeus
b)
Helios
c)
Calypso
d)
Persephone
4.
god of all gods and goddesses
a)
Scylla
b)
Alcinous
c)
Odysseus
d)
Zeus
5.
How does King Aelous help Odysseus go back to Ithcaca
a)
gives him a new ship
b)
he doesn't help him
c)
gives him a map
d)
gives him a bag of wind
6.
Whose fault is it that Odysseus and his men go back to King Aelous' island?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Odysseus' shipmates
c)
Poseidon
d)
Athena
7.
Who is Scylla?
a)
Odysseus' son
b)
cannibal
c)
blind prophet
d)
six-headed sea monster
8.
How long is Odysseus' journey?
a)
1 year
b)
5 years
c)
10 years
d)
forever
9.
a reflection of the basic values of a society
a)
homeric similes
b)
myths
c)
narratives
d)
exposition
10.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
11.
a long comparison of two unlike things
a)
myth
b)
rhapsode
c)
epic simile
d)
metaphor
12.
Epics are _______________________.
a)
Long narrative poems that tell the adventure of heroes who in some way embody the values of their civilzation
b)
Long narrative poems that follow the "fall from grace" of a tragic hero; such fall from grace is seen as a waste of human potential
c)
A long narrative that follows the antihero as he challenges the established authority in an effort to break the authority's control of its citizens
13.
The Odyssey serves as the primary model for a ________________. Movies such as Forrest Gump, Wizard of Oz, and Star Wars follow this model.
a)
Epic war
b)
Epic journay
c)
Epic romance
d)
Epic fairy tale
14.
Odysseus' wife is _______________ and his son is _________________.
a)
Penelope, Telemachus
b)
Helen, Telemachus
c)
Athena, Telemachus
d)
Circe, Telemachus
15.
Larger-than-life central character in an epic poem on a quest or journey
a)
Hero's Journey
b)
Epic Poem
c)
Epic Hero
d)
Epic Simile
16.
Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops rather that kill him when the giant is asleep?
a)
His men convince him that they will all be cursed by the powerful god Poseidon if they kill the Cyclops.
b)
Odysseus is moved by compassion for the Cyclops.
c)
Odysseus realizes that he and his men need the Cyclops to roll aside the huge stone that blocks the cave's entrance.
d)
Odysseus and his men lack the physical strength to kill the giant.
17.
At the end of the Cyclops adventure, what does Polyphemus do that has an important impact on future events in the epic?
a)
He destroys Odysseus' ship.
b)
He prophesies that Odysseus will visit Hades.
c)
He begs his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus.
d)
He tells Odysseus that the hero will return safely to Ithaca.
18.
The brief episode involving Argus, Odysseus' dog, closes with which of the following?
a)
Eumaeus removes Argus from the hall.
b)
Odysseus fails to recognize Argus.
c)
After Argus recognizes Odysseus, the dog dies.
d)
The suitors object to Argus' presence in the hall.
19.
The following epic simile compares Odysseus to what?
But the man skilled in all ways of contending,satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlesslyOsysseus in one motion strung the bow.
But the man skilled in all ways of contending,satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlesslyOsysseus in one motion strung the bow.
a)
Odysseus to a musician
b)
a musician to a harper
c)
Odysseus to an archer
d)
a bow string to sweet music
20.
Why does Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of Part 2?
a)
She wants to see if he is as intelligent as he was in his youth.
b)
She wants him to demonstrate to the people that he is really their king.
c)
She wants to know more details about the Trojan War.
d)
She wants to know if he is really her husband.
21.
Where does the Odyssey take place?
a)
England
b)
Egypt
c)
Greece
d)
Rome
22.
Who is the author of The Odyssey?
a)
Homer
b)
Hero
c)
Hermes
d)
Helios
23.
Choose the phrase that best defines epic simile.
a)
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
b)
Literary technique that involves differences between meaning and intention
c)
A work done in imitation of another
d)
A long elaborate comparison between two dissimilar actions or objects
24.
Who were the primary gods in the Odyssey?
a)
Ulysses, Iliad, Homer
b)
Helen, Telemachus, Penelope
c)
Poseidon, Zeus, Athena
d)
All of the above
25.
What is the protagonist's name in The Illiad and The Odyssey ?
a)
Paris
b)
Helen
c)
Odysseus
d)
Menelaus
26.
The lotus flower should have been avoided because anyone who eats it
a)
Wishes only to go home
b)
Loses memory
c)
Is turned into an animal
27.
The Cyclops were giant people who had
a)
No culture or civility
b)
A strong family structure
c)
Great sympathy for travelers
28.
Odysseus first wishes to kill the sleeping Polyphemus with his sword. Why doesn’t he do so?
a)
Polyphemus almost never sleeps.
b)
Polyphemus is protected by magic.
c)
With Polyphemus dead, nobody will be able to open the cave stone-door.
29.
Why does Odysseus put out Polyphemus’ one eye?
a)
If he is blinded, he will not see the men escaping.
b)
He may then give the men freedom in exchange for his life.
c)
It is the cruelest revenge he can think of.
30.
Odysseus tricked Polyphemus into not getting help from the other Cyclops by
a)
Naming himself “Cunning”
b)
Naming himself “Nobody”
c)
Naming himself “Noman”
31.
Odysseus and his men actually got out of the cave by
a)
Tying themselves to the underside of the sheep
b)
Sneaking out ahead of the sheep
c)
Disguising themselves as sheep
32.
Judging from the encounter he had with Polyphemus, Odysseus is all of the following except
a)
Clever and curious
b)
A liar
c)
Proud and determined
d)
Shy and quiet
33.
Why did Odysseus have to drag his men away from the Lotus Eaters?
a)
Because they wanted to kill all of the Lotus eaters because they were allies of the Trojans
b)
Because they drank a special wine that put them into a trance
c)
Because they had been turned to stone by Medusa
d)
Because they had forgotten about their home after eating the Lotus plants
34.
Athena is
a)
the goddess of wisdom
b)
the goddess of beauty
c)
the goddess of dreams
d)
none of these.
35.
This is the dictionary definition of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
diction
d)
proper word
36.
This is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
diction
d)
dreams
37.
What did Tiresias tell Odysseus about the Island of the Sun?
a)
It's a pretty nice place! Have fun there!
b)
Don't eat the cows there.
c)
It's really hot, so wear sunscreen.
d)
Eat all the cows you want!
38.
How many suitors are there at the palace?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
1,000
d)
30
39.
How does Zeus punish Odysseus and his men?
a)
He reanimates the meat in their stomachs
b)
He hits their ship with a thunderbolt
c)
He tells Poseidon about them
d)
He curses them.
40.
How does Penelope test Odysseus in the end?
a)
She disguises herself
b)
She tells him she almost married a suitor
c)
She pretends she has moved their marriage bed
d)
She challenges him to string the great bow another time
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