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Worksheets"The Odyssey" Part 1 Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the muse of epic poetry?
a)
Calliope
b)
Athena
c)
Ariel
d)
Circe
2.
The name of the blind poet who supposedly wrote "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey"
a)
Tiresias
b)
Shakespeare
c)
Homer
d)
Polyphemus
3.
Where all of the gods and goddesses meet to discuss important matters
a)
Aeaea
b)
Ogygia
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
Aeolia
4.
The god who ended up hating Odysseus the most
a)
Poseidon
b)
Apollo
c)
Athena
d)
Hermes
5.
Being pursued by over 100 suitors while her husband is lost at sea
a)
Calliope
b)
Penelope
c)
Eurycleia
d)
Anticlea
6.
The only son of Odysseus who lacks confidence to defend Ithaca
a)
Polites
b)
Tiresias
c)
Telemachus
d)
Ployphemus
7.
The father of Odysseus who waits for his return far off in the hills of Ithaca
a)
Agamemnon
b)
Menelaus
c)
Laertes
d)
Argos
8.
The King of Phaecia who intends to help Odysseus return home at last
a)
Alcinous
b)
Amphinomous
c)
Eurylochus
d)
Antinous
9.
The flower that makes one forget why or where they were going
a)
Lotus
b)
Pansy
c)
Sunflower
d)
Hydrangea
10.
The island on which Odysseus stays for 7 years
a)
Aeaea
b)
Aeolia
c)
Pylos
d)
Ogygia
11.
The god who finally comes along to deliver Zeus's message to let Odysseus go
a)
Poseidon
b)
Apollo
c)
Hector
d)
Hermes
12.
The name of the Cyclops Odysseus encounters
a)
Polymus
b)
Polites
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Persephonous
13.
The name Odysseus gave himself to confuse the Cyclops
a)
Agamemnon
b)
Nohbdy
c)
Nestor
d)
Achilles
14.
Quality about Odysseus that causes him to shout at Polyphemus
a)
arrogance
b)
intelligence
c)
curiosity
d)
strength
15.
Polyphemus prays to his father, who we find out is...
a)
Zeus
b)
Poseidon
c)
Achilles
d)
Hermes
16.
The land of the god of the wind
a)
Ogygia
b)
Aeaea
c)
Aeolia
d)
Ithaca
17.
What were the men very close to before they opened the bag of wind?
a)
Ithaca
b)
Troy
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
Ogygia
18.
Who refused to help Odysseus after the men opened the bag of wind?
a)
Athena
b)
Poseidon
c)
Aeolus
d)
Eurylochus
19.
The race of giant cannibals who attacked Odysseus and his men
a)
Cicones
b)
Laestrygonians
c)
Lotus Eaters
d)
Sirens
20.
The female enchantress who turned men to animals by giving them wine
a)
Calypso
b)
Calliope
c)
Circe
d)
Cinderella
21.
The island on which Circe resides
a)
Ogygia
b)
Ithaca
c)
Aeaea
d)
Ismarus
22.
Length of time Odysseus remained on Circe's island
a)
7 years
b)
1 year
c)
5 days
d)
7 days
23.
Where Circe tells Odysseus he must go to find Tiresias, blind prophet of Thebes
a)
Hades
b)
Ithaca
c)
Ogygia
d)
Troy
24.
Who Odysseus unexpectedly finds in the Land of the Dead
a)
Anticlea
b)
Eurycleia
c)
Antinous
d)
Eurymachus
25.
Circe advises Odysseus to fill his men's ears with this
a)
water
b)
beeswax
c)
cotton
d)
wine
26.
Half woman half bird, sing to draw you in to your death
a)
Cicones
b)
Sirens
c)
Scylla
d)
Charybdis
27.
The 6-headed sea monster that kills 6 men with each attack
a)
Scylla
b)
Hydra
c)
Charybdis
d)
Calypso
28.
The whirlpool that sucks down anything in its path 3 times a day
a)
Charybdis
b)
Scylla
c)
Calypso
d)
Circe
29.
The island on which the cattle of Helios live
a)
Tiresias
b)
Thebes
c)
Thrinacia
d)
Ithaca
30.
Where was Odysseus when the men decided to kill the cattle?
a)
Praying
b)
Sleeping
c)
Eating
d)
Hunting
31.
How many years did Odysseus remain with Calypso?
a)
1 year
b)
5 years
c)
7 years
d)
3 years
32.
The flaw that makes Odysseus unable to resist looking for trouble
a)
intelligence
b)
strategy
c)
curiosity
d)
arrogance
33.
Odysseus's wife was named
a)
Athena
b)
Telemechus
c)
Penelope
d)
Calypso
34.
The _______ flowers have the magical power of forgetfulness.
a)
Hydrangea
b)
Poppy
c)
Lotus
d)
Hibiscus
35.
How was the story of "The Odyssey" originally told?
a)
Through drawings
b)
In a movie
c)
Around a campfire
d)
Orally...acted out
36.
How long does it take Odysseus to finally make it back home?
a)
10 years
b)
3 years
c)
7 years
d)
1 year
37.
How is Odysseus received on the island of Scheria, home of King Alcinous?
a)
He is held captive for many seasons.
b)
Skeptically; they don't like intruders.
c)
He is welcomed, as is custom in ancient Greece.
d)
He is sent off to continue his journey.
38.
Which of these traits is NOT part of being an epic hero?
a)
A call to adventure
b)
Supernatural aid
c)
Humble beginnings
d)
A big discovery
39.
An example of internal conflict from the book is...
a)
Odysseus’s temptations while on Calypso’s island
b)
Odysseus outsmarting the Cyclops
c)
Odysseus taking his men past the monsters
d)
Odysseus's men being turned to swine
40.
What does Calypso offer Odysseus if he remains with her?
a)
Love
b)
Hope
c)
Freedom
d)
Immortality
41.
figurative language...“Her heart is iron in her breast” (Homer 517).
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomatopoeia
42.
Which of the following is an example of an antagonist?
a)
Sirens
b)
Cyclops
c)
Calypso
d)
All of these options
43.
How does Odysseus get to the Underworld?
a)
He slaughtered a lamb and a ewe.
b)
He dug down until he reached it.
c)
He found a cave that led to it.
d)
He ate the cattle of Lord Helios as a sacrifice.
44.
What does Helios threaten to do if Odysseus and his men are not punished?
a)
Take the sun to the Underworld.
b)
Battle Zeus for power over the heavens.
c)
Kill all of Odysseus' men himself.
d)
Create a storm and flood the entire world.
45.
After leaving Lord Helios's island, how is the rest of Odysseus's crew annihilated?
a)
Zeus sends a thunderbolt and they all drown.
b)
Poseidon smashes their ship.
c)
They are poisoned by Helios.
d)
Helios eats them.
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