WorksheetsAdventures of Ulysses Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakens on Calypso's island?
a)
He thinks he is dead in the Elysian Fields
b)
He thinks he is back in Ithaca
c)
He thinks he is in Ogygia
d)
He thinks he is back with the Ciconians
2.
What does Ulysses send to Ithaca to gather a report about his wife and son?
a)
A cat
b)
A dog
c)
A crow
d)
A fish
3.
What is Ulysses told Penelope weaves everyday?
a)
A shroud
b)
A quilt
c)
A blanket
d)
A tapestry
4.
Why does Penelope tear up her weaving at the end of every day?
a)
She hates her work
b)
She doesn't want to admit Ulysses could be dead
c)
She has to pick a new husband when she finishes the shroud
d)
She thinks it's bad luck
5.
Why does Ino offer to help Ulysses?
a)
Poseidon injured Ino and she hates him for it.
b)
She wants revenge
c)
Both answers are correct
6.
What is special about Ino's Veil?
a)
Ino can make it talk
b)
It makes you float so you don't drown
c)
It has GPS
d)
It can make you fly to where you need to go
7.
How many days does Ulysses swim for in Ino's Veil?
a)
Fifteen
b)
Twenty five
c)
Seventeen
d)
Two
8.
Why do Nausicaa's parents lose patience with her?
a)
She refuses to pick a suitor to marry
b)
She a crazy 16 year old
c)
She doesn't wash her clothes
d)
She only listens to Athene
9.
What law would King Alcinous break if he ended up sacrificing Ulyssses?
a)
The Law of the Cyclops
b)
He wouldn't be breaking any law
c)
The Law of Hospitality
d)
None of the above
10.
What warning did the Oracle give King Alcinous?
a)
He said the king would win the lottery
b)
He said a saw danger and to beware of strangers
c)
He warned him of an upcoming storm
d)
He warned him about Nausicaa's future husbands
11.
How did Athene help Ulysses upon his departure from Phaeacia?
a)
She drugged Poseidon's cup
b)
She put a mist over the suitor's ship
c)
She created a storm
d)
She sent naiads to the spy on him
12.
Where did Ulysses hid his treasures when he got back to Ithaca?
a)
In his truck
b)
Inside the Cyclops' cave
c)
In a cave
d)
Inside a barn
13.
Where is Telemachus at the beginning of "The Return"?
a)
Telemachus is off looking for Ulysses and on his way back to Ithaca
b)
Telemachus is hiding from the suitors
c)
Telemachus is hanging out with his mom
d)
None of these answers are correct
14.
What does one of Penelope's suitors order Ulysses to do?
a)
Race him on the chariots
b)
Cook him a meal
c)
Go and bury the dead dog
d)
Have a punching contest
15.
What type of contest does Ulysses suggest to Penelope?
a)
Archery
b)
Hopscotch
c)
Weaving
d)
Painting
16.
Who know immediately that Ulysses has returned to Ithaca?
a)
Eumaeus
b)
Telemachus
c)
Penelope
d)
Eurycleia
17.
How does Ulysses punish the suitors?
a)
All are correct
b)
Bow/Arrow
c)
Javelin
d)
Huge slab thrown on them
18.
What is different about the way Ulysses reacts when Telemachus is injured?
a)
He was still a cold warrior
b)
He was completely calm
c)
He was wild with rage at the sight of his son being injured
d)
He laughed and giggled
19.
Who convinces Ulysses to go to the Ciconian Island?
a)
Eurylochus
b)
Calypso
c)
Telemachus
d)
Poseidon
20.
Why is it better for Ulysses to stay away from Charybdis?
a)
Charybdis can swallow whole ships
b)
Charybdis can cause whirlpools
c)
Scylla can only really eat 6 men at a time
d)
All of the above
21.
How long were Ulysses and his men stuck on Thrinacia (Cattle of the Sun)?
a)
17 days
b)
30 days and 30 nights
c)
2 hours
d)
They never got stuck there
22.
Why is the bag of wind an important part of this novel?
a)
The bag of winds was to keep Ulysses safe on his voyage back to Ithaca
b)
The bag of winds was not supposed to ever be opened
c)
His men were not supposed to go near it
d)
All of these are correct
23.
Why did Ulysses not want to stop on Thrinacia? (Cattle of the Sun)
a)
He knew the temptation of the golden cattle would be too much for his men
b)
He didn't want to spoil their good luck
c)
The weather was perfect
d)
He lost rock, paper, scissors to his crew
24.
How did greed hurt Ulysses at the end of the Keeper of the Winds?
a)
He fell asleep
b)
The men thought gold was in the bag
c)
Poseidon wanted the gold in the bag
d)
The naiads wanted the gold
25.
What did Ulysses dream about in Lotus Land?
a)
His wife
b)
His home
c)
Eating good food
d)
The adventure he was going to go on to get back to Ithaca
26.
Who was Polyphemus?
a)
A cyclops
b)
The largest, fiercest, hungriest cyclops
c)
Poseidon's son
d)
All of these are correct
27.
What did Polyphemus want to have happen to Ulysses?
a)
He wanted him to get home safely
b)
He wished he would never get home
c)
He wanted his journey to be filled with storm and shipwreck and take many years to get home.
d)
He wanted him to come back to his island so he could eat him
28.
What did Circe threaten to do if Ulysses left her?
a)
She would turn him into a monster
b)
She would turn him into a goat
c)
She told him his life would be filled with dangers and his friends would all die
d)
She would turn him into a fish
29.
What does Circe offer Ulysses if he stays with her?
a)
Luxury
b)
Peace
c)
Immortality
d)
All of these
30.
Who are the ghosts that gave Ulysses advice in Land of the Dead?
a)
Anticelea, Elpenor
b)
Ajax, Achilles
c)
Teiresias
d)
All of these
31.
Who is Teiresias?
a)
An expert of disasters and telling the future
b)
A cyclops
c)
A friend of Polyphemus
d)
None of these are correct
32.
What is so unique about the wandering rocks?
a)
They talk to each other
b)
They float and make Ulysses go to the Land of the Dead and NOT to Ithaca
c)
They aren't special at all
33.
How is Ulysses' mood at the beginning of the Wandering Rocks?
a)
He is sad as usual
b)
He is mad at his crew
c)
He's joyful to see blue skies and blue water
d)
He is hungry
34.
Ulysses and his men are stuck on Thrinacia for how many days and what prevented them from leaving?
a)
30 days and 30 nights and a strong south wind kept them there
b)
17 days and a hurricane kept them there
c)
2 days and a broken ship kept them there
d)
30 days and Circe kept them there
35.
What is so enchanting about the sirens?
a)
They're beautiful girls
b)
They have beautiful singing voices
c)
Nothing is enchanting about them
d)
They have lots of gold
36.
How does Ulysses protect his men from The Sirens?
a)
He doesn't protect them
b)
He blindfolds them
c)
He fills their ears with wax so they don't have to hear them singing
d)
He stabs them
37.
Why was Scylla turned into a monster?
a)
She was a beautiful naiad
b)
Poseidon fell in love with her
c)
Poseidon's wife got mad and jealous
d)
All of these are correct
38.
Why was Charybdis turned into a monster?
a)
She gobbled up dry land for Poseidon's kingdom and made Zeus mad
b)
She was the daughter of Poseidon
c)
She was beautiful and loved by Zeus
d)
None of these are correct
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