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The Odyssey Pre-Reading Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was not written by Homer?

a)

Clash of the Titans

b)

The Illiad

c)

The Odyssey

2.

Scholars know exactly who Homer was, when he lived and when he wrote The Odyssey and The Illiad

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which god is the supreme ruler over all?

a)

Hera

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

4.

Nine daughters of Zeus that rule over the arts and sciences, meant to bring inspiration are called

a)

The Sirens

b)

Calypso

c)

The Muses

5.

Odysseus is the focus of which epic?

a)

Clash of the Titans

b)

The Odyssey

c)

The Illiad

6.

Who is Odysseus’ father?

a)

Zeus

b)

Telemachus

c)

Laertes

7.

Who is Odysseus’ wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Circe

c)

Calypso

8.

Who is Odysseus’ son?

a)

Laertes

b)

Telemachus

c)

Helios

9.

Who are the two sea monsters/nymphs?

a)

Calypso and Circe

b)

Scylla and Calypso

c)

Scylla and Charybdis

10.

Which monster/nymph is 12 feet with 6 heads that have 3 rows of teeth?

a)

Charybdis

b)

Scylla

11.

Which place is the home of Zeus and the other gods?

a)

Olympus

b)

Ithaca

c)

Ogygia

12.

What must you cross to get to the underworld?

a)

A mountain

b)

A river

c)

A battlefield

13.

Which mythical creature lived on an island and lured sailors to death with their song?

a)

Griffin

b)

Satyrs

c)

Sirens

14.

Which mythical creature is a Cyclops, who Odysseus meets and defeats?

a)

Polyphemus

b)

Sirens

c)

Charybdis

15.

The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus’ journey back from which war?

a)

Spartan

b)

Trojan

c)

Iraqi

16.

What is Athena the goddess of?

a)

love and beauty

b)

seas and rivers

c)

wisdom and warfare

d)

the sun

17.

What is Aphrodite the goddess of?

a)

love and beauty

b)

seas and rivers

c)

wisdom and warfare

d)

the sun

18.

What is Poseidon the god of?

a)

love and beauty

b)

seas and rivers

c)

wisdom and warfare

d)

the sun

19.

What is Helios the god of?

a)

love and beauty

b)

seas and rivers

c)

wisdom and warfare

d)

the sun

20.

Which of the following places is Odysseus the king of?

a)

Olympus

b)

Ithaca

c)

Ogygia