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The Odyssey

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Odysseus tell about his adventures?

a)

Calypso's Island

b)

Land of the sun god

c)

King Alcinous's castle

d)

Troy

2.

Odysseus does of the following to escape the Cyclops except

a)

puts wax in his ears

b)

gets him drunk

c)

tells him his name is Nobody

d)

gets under the sheep

3.

The men open the bag of winds because they are

a)

anxious

b)

afraid

c)

curious

d)

angry

4.

Circe turns the men into

a)

rams

b)

monsters

c)

lions

d)

swine

5.

Circe tells Odysseus

a)

to go see Tiresias

b)

put wax in his ears to get by the Sirens

c)

go toward Scylla rather than Charybdis

d)

all of the flollowing

6.

At the land of the sun god, the men

a)

eat the sacred goats

b)

eat the sacred lotus

c)

eat the sacred cattle

d)

eat the sacred moly

7.

Odysseus proves to Penelope who he is when he

a)

strings the bow

b)

shoots the arrow through the axe handles

c)

turns back into himself

d)

tells her about their bed

8.

The man took Helen from her husband & started the Trojan War

a)

King Priam

b)

Prince Paris

c)

King Menelaus

d)

Prince Hector

9.

Why did Polyphemus throw the mountain top at Odysseus?

a)

Zeus told him to

b)

Telemachus' insulted Polyphemus

c)

Odysseus bragged about blinding Polyphemus

d)

Poseidon told him to

10.

The Greek god who served as Odysseus' mentor is

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Apollo

d)

Hermes

11.

What information does Odysseus withhold from his men as they sail through Scylla and Charybdis?

a)

that six of the men will be eaten so the rest can survive

b)

that Charybdis will reward him with gold

c)

that Tiresias actually told him to take a different path

d)

that Ithaca fell into the ocean

12.

What does Calypso offer Odysseus if he agrees to stay with her?

a)

Untold wealth

b)

She will bring Penelope to her island

c)

immortality

d)

nothing

13.

How does Penelope try to trick the suitors?

a)

works on the shroud very slowly

b)

unravels part of the shroud very night

c)

took on other projects

d)

did a poor job of weaving

14.

An epic is

a)

an account of a person's life written by another person

b)

a novel that describes several generations of a family

c)

a literary work set in a particular historical period and based on true events

d)

a long narrative poem that tells about the adventure of a hero

15.

What are myths?

a)

stories that teach a lesson by showing why characters fail or succeed

b)

short comic stories that are told for entertainment

c)

traditional stories, rooted in a particular culture, that explain something about the world

d)

stories in which the characters are animals who represent human beings

16.

Who is Teiresias?

a)

wife of Odysseus

b)

six-headed monster

c)

god in charge of the underworld

d)

prophet in the underworld

17.

Who is Menelaus?

a)

King who tells Telemachus his father is dead.

b)

six-headed monster

c)

messenger of the gods

d)

whirlpool; kills rest of Odysseus' men

18.

Who is Charybdis?

a)

wife of Menelaus/cause of the Trojan War

b)

whirlpool; kills rest of Odysseus' men

c)

six-headed monster

d)

wife of Odysseus

19.

Who is Helen?

a)

wife of Odysseus

b)

messenger of the gods

c)

wife of King Menelaus/cause of the Trojan War

d)

six-headed monster

20.

When was the Trojan War estimated to have been fought?

a)

750 B.C.

b)

500 B.C.

c)

1100 B.C.

d)

1100 A.D.

21.

Who fought in the Trojan War?

a)

Greeks v. Trojans

b)

Greeks v. Spartans

c)

Romans v. Greeks

d)

GHS v. Romans

22.

When is it estimated Homer's poems were written down?

a)

1100 B.C.

b)

750 B.C

c)

500 B.C

d)

500 A.D.

23.
What is Odysseus' hometown?
a)
Sparta
b)
Ithaca
c)
Ismarus
d)
Thrinacia
24.
What woman is at the center of the Trojan War?
a)
Helen
b)
Circe
c)
Penelope
d)
Pandora
25.
What was Odysseus famous for in the Trojan War?
a)
Killing the most Trojans
b)
Saving the most children
c)
Creating the Trojan Horse
d)
Being the most skilled swordsmen
26.
What was Odysseus' first stop following the war?
a)
Ismarus/Ciccones
b)
Land of the Lotus-Eaters
c)
Circe's Island
d)
The Phaecians
27.
How many of Odysseus' men did the Cyclops eat?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
28.
Odysseus _______, which resulted in the Cyclops placing a curse on Odysseus.
a)
revealed his true name
b)
stole his favorite ram
c)
ate his cattle
d)
said he hated the gods
29.
What invaluable gift does Aeolus give Odysseus?
a)
A bag of winds
b)
A map
c)
A sword
d)
A ram to sacrifice
30.
Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men?
a)
Scylla
b)
Circe
c)
Laestrygonians
d)
Helios
31.
How long (according to the book) do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe and her maids?
a)
1 year
b)
5 years
c)
7 years
d)
3 years
32.
Odysseus is sent from Circe's island to the Land of the Dead to speak with ___, the blind prophet.
a)
Irus
b)
Polites
c)
Argus
d)
Tiresias
33.
_____, Odysseus' young sailor, dies on Circe's island and meets him in the underworld.
a)
Elpenor
b)
Polites
c)
Eurylochus
d)
Eurybates
34.
Which of his own relatives does Odysseus see in the Underworld?
a)
Father
b)
Mother
c)
Wife
d)
Son
35.
_______:These creatures look like beautiful women, and their song can make ships crash and men forget their homes.
a)
The Lotus-Eaters
b)
The Sirens
c)
The Six-headed Syclla
d)
The Laestrygonians
36.
This product stopped Odysseus' men from hearing a song that would cause them to crash or abandon their will to go home.
a)
QTips
b)
Clay
c)
Mud
d)
Beeswax
37.
Scylla was a ______, and Charybdis was a _____
a)
the devil; Medusa
b)
a one-eyed monster; a sinkhole in the ground
c)
a cannibalistic tribe; a giant king
d)
a 6-headed monster; vicious whirlpool
38.
Odysseus stays with Calypso (according to the book) for _____ years.
a)
5
b)
7
c)
3
d)
1
39.
Odysseus let _____ of the suitors live.
a)
Antinous
b)
Eurymachus
c)
None
d)
One
40.
Odysseus & Penelope's _____ is built around a tree; this is how Penelope knows that the real Odysseus has returned.
a)
bed
b)
dresser
c)
mirror
d)
altar
41.
Who is Polyphemus?
a)
The Cyclops
b)
One of Odysseus's crew
c)
An arrogant suitor
d)
A lotus eater
42.
Initially Telemachus believes Odysseus to be a god.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
How many suitors are there at the palace?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
1,000
d)
30
44.
Argos is
a)
the faithful dog of Odysseus.
b)
the faithful goatherd.
c)
the name of Odysseus ship.
d)
the name of Odysseus' palace.
45.
What happens when Odysseus falls asleep?
a)
The men eat a cow.
b)
The men meet the God of the Sun.
c)
Poseidon kills all the men.
d)
Athena saves them all.
46.
a long comparison of two unlike things
a)
myth
b)
rhapsode
c)
epic simile
d)
metaphor
47.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
48.
in the first part of a story when the speaker asks for help from the gods
a)
muse
b)
homeric simile
c)
liturgy
d)
invocation
49.
Repeated lines or phrases, usually descriptions
a)
Hubris
b)
in media res
c)
Invocation
d)
Repetition
50.
Excessive pride on the part of an epic hero
a)
Hubris
b)
in media res
c)
Invocation
d)
Repetition
51.
A prayer to the gods for inspiration
a)
Hubris
b)
in media res
c)
Invocation
d)
Repetition
52.
Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops rather that kill him when the giant is asleep?
a)
His men convince him that they will all be cursed by the powerful god Poseidon if they kill the Cyclops.
b)
Odysseus is moved by compassion for the Cyclops.
c)
Odysseus realizes that he and his men need the Cyclops to roll aside the huge stone that blocks the cave's entrance.
d)
Odysseus and his men lack the physical strength to kill the giant.
53.
The brief episode involving Argus, Odysseus' dog, closes with which of the following?
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.
54.
The following epic simile compares Odysseus to what?
But the man skilled in all ways of contending,satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlesslyOsysseus in one motion strung the bow.
a)
Odysseus to a musician
b)
a musician to a harper
c)
Odysseus to an archer
d)
a bow string to sweet music
55.
Which of the following describes the tone at the end of the Odyssey?
a)
melancholy
b)
 reflective
c)
triumphant
d)
ironical
56.
Where does the Odyssey take place?
a)
England
b)
Egypt
c)
Greece
d)
Rome
57.
Who is the author of The Odyssey?
a)
Homer
b)
Hero
c)
Hermes
d)
Helios
58.
something uncertain as to interpretation
a)
Anaphora 
b)
Ambiguity
c)
Anachroism
d)
Allegory
59.
something that shows up in the wrong place or the wrong time 
a)
Allegory
b)
Ambiguity 
c)
Anachronism 
d)
Analogy 
60.
a tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities; a story that uses symbols to make a point. 
a)
Allegory
b)
Alliteration
c)
Allusion
d)
Ambiguity
61.
a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead, sometimes contains general reflections on death, often with rural or pastoral setting
a)
elegy
b)
epic
c)
epigram
d)
epithet
62.
a long poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits usually over a long period of time (definition bordering on circumlocution) 
a)
epic
b)
epithet
c)
epithet 
d)
eptaph
63.
a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics
a)
epithet 
b)
epic
c)
euphemism
d)
epitaph
64.
the use of indirect, mild or vague word or expression for the one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt
a)
evocative
b)
epithet 
c)
euphemism
d)
epigram
65.
an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point
a)
hyperbole
b)
incongruity
c)
implication
d)
inference
66.
the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences or a paragraph to contrast with another nearby
a)
juxtaposition
b)
lyric
c)
inversion
d)
irony
67.
"God-like Achilles" is an example of 
a)
an epic simile
b)
a heroic epithet
c)
nostos
d)
kleos
68.
This goddess was chosen by Paris as the most beautiful, setting into motion the events that lead to the Trojan War.
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Thetis
c)
Athena
d)
Metis
69.
A lengthy comparison of two unlike things is called
a)
nostos
b)
timē
c)
heroic epithet
d)
epic simile
70.
What is the Greek term for "cunning, deceitfulness"?
a)
Thetis
b)
Metis
c)
Hubris
d)
Nostos
71.
Rhapsode
a)
a being capable of dying
b)
a new hip hop artist
c)
a professional story-teller who recited an epic poem
72.
'in media res' means
a)
medium
b)
in the middle
c)
a prayer to a god or goddess for inspiration
73.
Which is an example of a Homeric/epic simile?
a)
"When dawn spread out her fingertips of rose..."
b)
"In a smithy one sees a white-hot axhead or an adze plunged into a cold tub..."
c)
'Nobody, Nobody's tricked me. Nobody's ruined me."
74.
What is an epithet?
a)
a descriptive phrase for someone (a nickname)
b)
a long comparison using like or as
c)
a protagonist who embodies the values of a culture.
75.
Which of the following is an epithet?
a)
"Better to mourn six men than lose them all, and the ship too..."
b)
The Odyssey
c)
Wily Odysseus

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