WorksheetsThe Odyssey: Characters and Background Information
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the Greek god of the sea?
a)
Polyphemus
b)
Poseidon
c)
Perseophone
d)
Helios
2.
What is the model epic of war?
a)
Iliad
b)
Odyssey
c)
Troy
d)
Greece
3.
What is the model epic of the journey?
a)
Iliad
b)
Odyssey
c)
Troy
d)
Greece
4.
Who is Odysseus's faithful wife?
a)
Persephone
b)
Telemachus
c)
Penelope
d)
Circe
5.
Who is Odysseus's son?
a)
Achilles
b)
Telemachus
c)
Hercules
d)
Penelope
6.
Who is the Greek god of the winds?
a)
Helios
b)
Poseidon
c)
Aeolus
d)
Zeus
7.
Who is the Greek god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian Gods?
a)
Helios
b)
Poseidon
c)
Aelous
d)
Zeus
8.
What are stories rooted in culture that explain a belief, ritual, or phenomenon?
a)
Myth
b)
Epic
9.
What is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation?
a)
myth
b)
epic
10.
Who is the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey?
a)
Telemachus
b)
Teiresias
c)
Menelaus
d)
Homer
11.
What is Odysseus's Trojan War-winning strategy?
a)
Olympian Trick
b)
Wooden Horse Trick
c)
guerrilla warfare
d)
tactical defense
12.
Who is the water monster that sucks in water 3 times per day?
a)
Sirens
b)
Calypso
c)
Scylla
d)
Charbydis
13.
Who is the dog-like monster that has 6 heads, each with three rows of teeth?
a)
Sirens
b)
Calypso
c)
Scylla
d)
Charbydis
14.
Who is the daughter of Atlas? She keeps Odysseus prisoner as her lover.
a)
Circe
b)
Calypso
c)
Penelope
d)
Persephone
15.
Who is the goddess of magic and lover of Odysseus? She turns men into swine.
a)
Circe
b)
Calypso
c)
Penelope
d)
Persephone
16.
Who is the messenger God?
a)
Aeolus
b)
Helios
c)
Zeus
d)
Hermes
17.
Who is the goddess of wisdom and war? She serves as Odysseus's helper.
a)
Atlas
b)
Ares
c)
Athena
d)
Artemis
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