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WorksheetsOdyssey
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
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1.
What does Calypso indicate will happen if Odysseus stays on her island?
a)
His wife will join him there
b)
Odysseus will become immortal
c)
Calypso will turn him into a pig
2.
Odysseus's tells Calypso that he wishes to return to Penelope because
a)
He no longer finds Calypso attractive
b)
He is a sailor and loves the sea
c)
He longs to see his home again
3.
Odysseus leaves Calypso's island after she helps him
a)
Build a raft
b)
Find supplies
c)
Collect firewood
4.
Odysseus's encounter with the Cicones after the Greeks leave Troy indicates that the Greeks
a)
Are violent warriors and fighters
b)
Obey every command Odysseus gives them
c)
Love to travel
5.
After Odysseus's men eat the lotus plant
a)
They fall ill and die
b)
Are captured by the Lotus Eaters
c)
Forget their homeland
6.
The simile about the Cyclops that says he "made his meal gaping and crunching like a mountain lion" helps you understand that he
a)
Moves with precision
b)
Will savagely eat men
c)
Prays to the gods for food
7.
Part of Odysseus' plan to escape the Cyclops includes the lie that
a)
Odysseus is really a god in disguise
b)
If Polyphemus helps them, Zeus will give him another eye
c)
His name is "Nohbdy"
8.
Why does Odysseus blind Polyphemus rather than kill him?
a)
Tiresias and Circe have advised him to do so
b)
Odysseus takes pity on the Cyclops
c)
Only Polyphemus can move the boulder blocking the cave's entrance
9.
Odysseus receives help from Aeolus when he
a)
Sacks up all the unfavorable wind to allow Odysseus to go home
b)
Warns Odysseus that Poseidon wants him to suffer a long time
c)
Help his men find food and water
10.
The Laestrygonians seem friendly until they
a)
Begin hunting with Odysseus and his men on their island
b)
begin eating them for supper
c)
allow their children to tear Odysseus's men apart
11.
From what we discover about Circe, we can assume that her tame mountain lions and wolves are
a)
Trained to attack on command
b)
Men transformed into animals
c)
Constantly drugged into a stupor
12.
What does the shade Tiresias require in order to provide Odysseus with a prophecy?
a)
Light
b)
Taste of blood
c)
Payment
13.
What prophecy of Tiresias and Circe does Odysseus withhold from his men?
a)
Odysseus and his men will return triumphant to Ithaca
b)
The sailors' adventure will last another ten years
c)
Only Odysseus will survive and return home
14.
Circe warns that men who listen to the Sirens' song will
a)
Crash on the rocks and be eaten
b)
Think of their wives
c)
Obey Odysseus
15.
How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song?
a)
He asks Circe for a potion
b)
He has his men tie him to the mast
c)
He shouts to block their song
16.
Odysseus chooses not to tell his men the truth about Scylla and Charybdis because he
a)
Knows that his men will panic and stop rowing
b)
Hopes that Zeus will appear and save his men
c)
Fears his men will change course
17.
Circe's vivid images of Scylla and Charybdis are so scary that Odysseus
a)
Changes the course of his trip
b)
Hides below the ship's deck
c)
Keeps the truth from his men
18.
The men who eat the cattle of Helios's island
a)
Are allowed to return home without any punishment
b)
Are destroyed by a thunderbolt sent by Zeus
c)
Die of food poisoning after they finished eating the cattle
19.
When Odysseus returns home, Athena advises him to disguise himself as a
a)
Swineherd
b)
Soothsayer
c)
Beggar
20.
Who first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca?
a)
His wife, Penelope
b)
The swineherd Eumaeus
c)
The goddess Athena
21.
Which sentence best summarizes the reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus?
a)
Telemachus is at first suspicious that the gods are tricking him and then overjoyed that his father returned.
b)
Telemachus thinks of the swineherd as his father and does not want to accept Odysseus back into his life.
c)
Odysseus disguises himself as a soothsayer, and then he is outraged that Telemachus does not recognize his own father.
22.
Which of the following is not a warning Odysseus gives to Telemachus?
a)
He must pretend not to recognize Odysseus
b)
He must lock away all the weapons of war
c)
He must tell his mother that Odysseus is home
23.
The life and death of the dog Argos shows the theme of
a)
Loyalty
b)
Youth
c)
Heroism
24.
What happens to Odysseus when he first walks into his home?
a)
He is greeted with a warm welcome and the suitors begin to leave
b)
He is threatened by the suitors who want to kill him
c)
He is not recognized and suitors threatened to drag him over the floor
25.
Penelope shows her true feelings for Odysseus by
a)
Recognizing Odysseus through his disguise
b)
Devising a simple archery test for the suitors
c)
Weeping over Odysseus' bow
26.
Which statement best summarizes Odysseus' actions during the bow contest?
a)
Odysseus laughs as the suitors check the bow
b)
Odysseus checks the bow, strings it, and shoots it.
c)
Odysseus sings as he shoots the arrow
27.
The first suitor to die in the Great Hall is
a)
Antinous
b)
Eurymachus
c)
Philoetius
28.
Who joins Odysseus in the fight against to suitors?
a)
Telemachus, Penelope, and Argos
b)
The swineherd, the shepherd, and a suitor
c)
Telemachus, the swineherd, and the cowherd
29.
What does Athena do during the battle with the suitors?
a)
Makes it know that she supports Odysseus
b)
Tries to save the suitors lives
c)
Locks the doors of the Great Hall
30.
Eurymachus tries to persuade Odysseus to spare the lives of the suitors by
a)
Promising eternal loyalty to Odysseus
b)
Asking mercy for the sake of the suitors' children
c)
Saying that the suitors were followers, not leaders
31.
Penelope doubts Odysseus's identity, so she
a)
Tells her servant to lock Odysseus in a room
b)
Helps a suitor string and shoot the bow
c)
Has him tell a secret that only they know
32.
Odysseus believes that no one but a god could have moved his bed because
a)
He put a secret symbol in the bed before he left
b)
He built it from a tree still rooted in the ground
c)
He inlaid the bed with silver, gold and ivory
33.
Telemachus executes the maids because they have
a)
Associated with the suitors
b)
Neglected the dog Argos
c)
Revealed Odysseus' identity
34.
The Odyssey includes all of the following themes except
a)
Loyalty to family and friends
b)
Overcoming obstacles
c)
The importance of truth
35.
In epic poetry, the poet often begins by asking for assistance in telling the story. This convention is known as the
a)
Invocation
b)
Homeric simile
c)
Quest structure
36.
One of the things that Greeks regarded as most offensive to the gods was to
a)
Enslave women
b)
Mistreat guests
c)
Sack and burn cities
37.
Odysseus shows the cleverness of an epic hero when he
a)
Decides to leave Calypso's island
b)
Saves his men from the Lotus Eaters
c)
Ties his men to the rams
38.
An Homeric simile is used to help
a)
The reader enjoy the story by giving more detail
b)
The reader understand an heroic event in everyday terms
c)
Improve the storyteller's skills
39.
The Odyssey is an epic because
a)
It is a story that takes place over a long period of time
b)
It is a long book that keeps you interested in the hero
c)
It is written in verse for and tells the adventure of a hero
40.
Which of the following is an example of a Homeric simile?
a)
Comparing a gull flying over the sea to Hermes' flight
b)
Comparing a sun to a red ball of fire lighting the sky
c)
Comparing Odysseus' ship to a black hulled sailing vessel
41.
Zeus was the god of
a)
The sea
b)
The underworld
c)
The sky, king of the gods
42.
Hera was the goddess of
a)
Marriage and childbirth
b)
Love
c)
War and wisdom
43.
Poseidon was the god of
a)
The sea
b)
The underworld
c)
The sky, king of the gods
44.
Athena was the goddess of
a)
Marriage and childbirth
b)
Love
c)
War and wisdom
45.
Hades was the god of
a)
The sea
b)
The underworld
c)
The sky, king of the gods
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