Worksheets9th - 9 Weeks - Odyssey
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Stage refers to the hero's normal life at the start of the story, before the adventure begins.
a)
Resurrection Hero
b)
Ordinary World
c)
The Road Back
d)
Refusal of the Call
2.
The Hero faces something that begins his adventure: A problem or challenge he needs to overcome.
a)
Refusal of Call
b)
Crossing the first threshold
c)
Call to adventure
d)
Supreme Ordeal
3.
The hero attempts to refuse the adventure because he is afraid
a)
Call to Adventure
b)
Approach to the Innermost Cave
c)
Refusal of the Call
d)
Return with Elixer
4.
The hero encounters someone who can give him advice and ready him for the journey ahead.
a)
Meeting with Mentor
b)
Return with Elixer
c)
Call to Adventure
d)
Ordinary World
5.
Hero leaves his ordinary world for the first time and commits to the adventure.
a)
Supreme Ordeal
b)
Reward
c)
Resurrection
d)
Crossing the Threshold
6.
Hero learns rules of new world. He endures tests of strength, will, meets friends, and foes.
a)
Test, Allies, Enemies
b)
Return with Elixir
7.
The hero comes at last to the edge of a dangerous place where the object sought is hidden
a)
Ordinary World
b)
Approach to Innermost Cave
c)
Tests, Allies, Enemies
d)
The Road Back
8.
The hero experiences his fear: a major hurdle or obstacle, such as a life or death crisis.
a)
Approach to Inner Cave
b)
Ordinary World
c)
Supreme Ordeal
d)
Crossing the Threshold
9.
The hero takes possession of treasure whether it be a sword, knowledge, his life, or love.
a)
Tests, Allies, Enemies
b)
Return with the Elixer
c)
Approach the cave
d)
Reward
10.
The hero begins his journey back to his ordinary life.
a)
The Road Back
b)
Return with Elixer
c)
Resurrection
d)
Ordinary World
11.
The hero faces a final test where everything is at stake; he must use everything he learned.
a)
The Road Back
b)
Return with Elixer
c)
Resurrection
d)
Ordinary World
12.
Hero brings knowledge back to the ordinary world, to help all who remain there.
a)
The Road Back
b)
Return with Elixer
c)
Resurrection
d)
Ordinary World
13.
What is another name for the hero’s journey?
a)
Adventure
b)
Monomyth
c)
Crisis
d)
Legend
14.
What author is most associated with the hero’s journey?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Ernest Hemmingway
c)
Joseph Campbell
d)
Carl Jung
15.
What is an original model that represents common patterns of human life?
a)
Archetype
b)
Supermodel
c)
Model Train
d)
Archpattern
16.
Which of the following is an archetypal character?
a)
Hero
b)
Mentor
c)
Trickster
d)
All of the above
17.
Traditional story of anonymous origin
a)
Myth
b)
Monomyth
c)
Adventure
d)
Epic
18.
Long narrative poem about a serious subject that teaches, entertains, and inspires
a)
Myth
b)
Monomyth
c)
Epic
d)
Adventure
19.
Epics begin with this request to the muses (goddesses of arts and sciences) to inspire
a)
Request
b)
Prayer
c)
Invocation
d)
In Media Res
20.
Main character of literary work whose noble actions cause the reader to admire him or her
a)
Main Character
b)
Hero
c)
Antagonist
d)
Good Guy
21.
Hero whose primary goal is to save his nation or people during a time of crisis
a)
Supreme Hero
b)
Epic Hero
c)
National Hero
d)
Super Hero
22.
A hero of great ability who comes to a grief because of a flaw in his or her character (pride, ambition, jealousy, etc.)
a)
Sad Hero
b)
Bad Hero
c)
Tragic Hero
d)
Epic Hero
23.
In an Epic, gods and monsters often intervene in the action
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Epic Poems begin “in media res” which means…
a)
At the end
b)
At the begining
c)
In the Middle
d)
After the action
25.
Odysseus describes his home of Ithaca and through those descriptions, we see:
a)
he wishes he could always be at sea
b)
he thinks other cities he’s visited are filled with more riches
c)
he can’t wait to bring back all he has earned in battle in order to improve it
d)
he says there was no place better or more sweet
26.
What danger to Odysseus’ men do the Lotus-Eaters pose?
a)
Eating the lotus makes them forget about returning home
b)
Making friends with the Lotus-Eaters is dangerous because they are cannibals
c)
The Lotus-Eaters are known for giving bad directions
d)
The Lotus-Eaters turn them into swine
27.
When they first get to the Cyclops’ cave, all Odysseus’ men want to do is:
a)
Get food and livestock and leave
b)
Kill the beast
c)
See what he looks like
d)
Sacrifice the sheep to Poseidon
28.
Why did Odysseus originally want to stay at the cave?
a)
Thank him for all of the food
b)
Kill the beast
c)
See what he looks like
d)
Sacrifice the sheep to Poseidon
29.
Odysseus realizes he can’t just kill Polyphemus because:
a)
They don’t have a weapon big enough
b)
They’ll never get all of the sheep out
c)
There’s a big boulder in front of the door that they can’t move
d)
He promised Poseidon he wouldn’t harm his son
30.
Why does Odysseus tell Polyphemus his name is “Nohbdy”.
a)
He forgot his own name when he bumped his head in the storm
b)
He’s shy around strangers
c)
He’s ashamed of who he is
d)
To trick him so he can’t tell others who harmed him
31.
How do the men get out of the cave after they blind the Cyclops?
a)
They run as soon as he rolls away the boulder
b)
They give him wine to make him sleepy
c)
They grab onto the underbellies of his sheep as they walk out to graze the fields
d)
The rest of the crew comes to save them
32.
After they get back on board the ship, Odysseus yells back to the Cyclops who he really is. This is a problem because it:
a)
Allows the Cyclops to hear where he is and they are almost hit by a boulder
b)
Confuses the Cyclops because he thinks his name is Nohbdy which angers him more
c)
Gives the Cyclops time to round up his brothers
d)
Damages his reputation with the townspeople
33.
This shows what flaw in Odysseus’ character?
a)
Excessive pride
b)
Teasing
c)
Embarrassment
d)
Dishonesty
34.
At the end of the Cyclops adventure, what does Polyphemus do that has an impact on the future events in the epic?
a)
He destroys Odysseus’ ship
b)
He prophesies that Odysseus will visit The Land of the Dead
c)
He begs his father Poseidon to curse Odysseus
d)
He tells Odysseus that he will return safely home to Ithaca.
35.
Read the following passage from the Odyssey: Cyclopes have no muster and no meeting, no consultation or old tribal ways, but each one dwells in his own mountain cave dealing out rough justice to wife and child, indifferent to what the others do…. In this description, what ancient Greek cultural value does Odysseus imply that the Cyclopes lack?
a)
ambition to achieve success
b)
artistic and literary talent
c)
structured life in a well-organized society
d)
loyalty to the gods
36.
Which is the best rephrasing of the following lines? When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire….
a)
When young Dawn's fingertips turned rosy and lit up the world in various colors, the Cyclops built a fire.
b)
At daybreak, the Cyclops built a fire.
c)
The Cyclops built a fire whenever he saw a pinkish or rosy-colored sky.
d)
At sundown, the Cyclops builds a fire.
37.
Odysseus is able to survive the encounter with the Sirens because he
a)
Puts wax in his ears
b)
Is strong enough to resist the singing
c)
Ties up all of his men
d)
Orders his men to tie him to the mast
38.
When he finally gets back to Ithica, how does the brief episode involving Argus, Odysseus' dog, end?
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.
39.
What must Odysseus do in order to survive the encounter with Scylla and Charybdis?
a)
Sail narrowly in between them so that the crew is not shipwrecked
b)
Sail toward Scylla and risk his men in order to avoid being shipwrecked
c)
Sail toward Charybdis to avoid the men being eaten by Scylla
d)
Sail through an alternate route to save both the men and the ship
40.
What is demonstrated by Odysseus' failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god's cattle?
a)
Eurylochus' skills as a leader
b)
Odysseus' exhaustion
c)
the power of the gods
d)
the disloyalty of the crew
41.
When he returns to Ithaca, the hero, Odysseus, appears disguised as which of the following?
a)
a suitor
b)
Eumaeus
c)
a beggar
d)
a priest of Zeus
42.
Which of the following is involved in Penelope's deception of the suitors?
a)
a great bow
b)
a death shroud being woven
c)
a precious ring
d)
a lengthy dispute over land
43.
Which of Odysseus' traits allows him to triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge that Penelope sets for her suitors?
a)
his love for Penelope
b)
his loyalty to the gods
c)
his pride in his bow
d)
his skill as a marksman
44.
Why does Penelope test Odysseus with the olive tree toward the end of the epic?
a)
She wants to see if he is still 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.
45.
Which of the following quotations describes an act typical of an epic hero?
a)
Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike / deep in the embers, charring it again, / and cheered my men along with battle talk / to keep their courage up: no quitting now.
b)
I rather dwelt on this part of the forecast, / while our good ship made time, bound outward down / the wind for the strange island of Sirens.
c)
In the next land we found were Cyclopes, / giants, louts, without a law to bless them.
d)
We beached her, grinding keel in the soft sand, / and waded in, ourselves on the sandy beach.
46.
Words or phrases that appeal to any of the 5 senses.
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Imagery
d)
Connotation
47.
The emotional atmosphere in a literary work (how the work makes the reader feel).
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Imagery
d)
Connotation
48.
The writer’s attitude towards a subject, character, or audience. Conveyed with literary elements including diction (word choice).
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Imagery
d)
Connotation
49.
The central message of a literary work, the idea the author wishes to convey about the subject.
a)
Tone
b)
Theme
c)
Imagery
d)
Connotation
50.
The feelings associated with a word beyond its dictionary meaning (positive, negative, or neutral).
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Connotation
d)
Theme
51.
In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, how is the character Penelope portrayed?
a)
Brave/Hopeful
b)
Weak/Afraid
c)
Happy/Content
d)
Bored/Jealous
52.
In Dorothy Parker’s poem “Penelope,” how is the character Penelope portrayed?
a)
Brave/Hopeful
b)
Weak/Afraid
c)
Happy/Content
d)
Bored/Jealous
53.
What important event from the epic myth is left out of Dorothy Parker’s poem?
a)
Odysseus’s adventure on the dazzling sea
b)
Penelope’s long wait at home
c)
Penelope’s trick against the suitors
d)
Penelope’s son’s resistance of the suitors
54.
What is the overall mood and tone of the painting and poem Landscape with the Fall of Icarus?
a)
Excited/Frenzied
b)
Calm/Uneventful
c)
Dark/Mysterious
d)
Silly/Humorous
55.
What part is occupies a noticeably small portion of the painting and the poem?
a)
The sailing ships
b)
The daily work of farmers
c)
Icarus drowning
d)
The sea or ocean
56.
This part takes up a noticeably small portion of the painting and poem to illustrated the idea that…
a)
Working hard all day in the fields is an important part of life.
b)
When in need, those around you will rise to the occasion to help you.
c)
You should learn to swim because you never know when you will fall in the sea.
d)
If you get yourself into trouble, others may not notice because they are too busy with their own lives.
57.
True or False: When an when different artists or authors interpret myths, all of the interpretations will be exactly the same with the same mood, tone, and theme
a)
True
b)
False
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