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The Odyssey Part 2/Vocab Week 5

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a creature with 100 feet

a)

biped

b)

triped

c)

millipede

d)

centipede

2.

A centipede has ________ legs

a)

million

b)

on thousand

c)

one hundred

d)

ten

3.
I hate bugs, but a ____ is the worst with so many feet.
a)
centipede
b)
centurion
c)
centenarian
d)
centigrade
4.
cir/circum means:
a)
writing
b)
circle
c)
around
d)
under
5.

Many explorers tried to sail around the globe. They attempted to _____ it.

a)

circumscribe

b)

circumnavigate

c)

circumvent

d)

circumference

6.

The definition of circumvent is....

a)

the length of the boundary that goes around something particularly a circle or round area.

b)

to go from one place to another in a circular way; to be widely distributed, as in loaned materials.

c)

a circular track or journey; a series of events held at many different places

d)

thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something; cautious.

e)

to avoid something such as law or rule, often dishonestly.

7.

What part of speech is circumvent?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

8.

Fill in the blank with circumvent.

a)

The ______________________ of my waist was definitely bigger after Thanksgiving dinner.

b)

It’s wise to be _________________________, weighing the pros and cons.

c)

Lawyers often know how to ____________________________ the judicial system when possible.

d)

The pianist was relieved to complete her touring __________________.

e)

That book has been _____________________________ among the entire friend group.

9.
In the Odyssey, Odysseus is angered that the suitors ______________ his home and took advantage of his wife and son while he was away.
a)
consoled
b)
commandeered
c)
extolled
d)
pondered
10.
Midway through the flight, a group of skyjackers _____ the jumbo jet.
a)
salvaged
b)
commandeered
c)
relinquished
d)
diffused
11.

Choose The Correct Spelling of the Following Word:

a)

contemtable

b)

contemptible

c)

contemptuble

12.

Definition: deserving contempt; despicable

a)

contemptible

b)

pessimistic

c)

incomprehensible

13.
How does Antinious treat “the beggar”?
a)
cowardly
b)
cruel
c)
nicely
d)
withnrespect
14.
Why doesn’t Odysseus tell Penelope who he is?
a)
He doesn’t rememeber anything 
b)
It is to hard to think of the past
c)
It is not her business
d)
He thinks they should talk about her not him
15.
Penelope sets a test for the suitor that measure what?
a)
strength
b)
Courage
c)
Cleverness
d)
Love
16.
When Odysseus first takes up the bow the suitors react in?
a)
intersr
b)
Fear
c)
Jealousy
d)
Shaming
17.
Telemachus originally believes his father is really a?
a)
A beggar
b)
A shepherded 
c)
A god
d)
Another suito
18.
Why does Penelope want to meet with the beggar?
a)
He thinks he might be Odysseus
b)
He may be a god
c)
asks him to get rid of the suitors
d)
get news of Odysseus
19.
Who knows who Odysseus is?
a)
Penelope
b)
Antinous
c)
the suitors
d)
Eumaeus and Philotius
20.
merciless, mean, cruel
a)
travail
b)
insidious
c)
implacable
d)
promontary
21.
unable to be soothed
a)
bemoan
b)
abhor
c)
jingoistic
d)
implacable
22.

unrestrained merrymaking

a)

revelry

b)

glower

c)

bemuse

d)

guise

23.
What is merrymaking or festivity?
a)
revelry
b)
aloof
c)
glowered
d)
adorn
24.
Which word means: a sense of disgust and loathing?
a)
revulsion
b)
anarchist
c)
capitulate
d)
undulate
25.
What is Odysseus' hometown?
a)
Sparta
b)
Ithaca
c)
Ismarus
d)
Thrinacia
26.
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
27.
How long was the war in Troy?
a)
1 year
b)
5 years
c)
10 years
d)
20 years
28.

The leaders of the suitors are...

a)

Antinous & Eurymachus

b)

Polites & Elpenor

c)

Eurylochus & Anticlea

d)

Eurybates & Hades

29.
Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.
a)
Sailor
b)
Beggar
c)
Suitor
d)
Soldier
30.
To win Penelope's hand, the suitors must string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through...
a)
16 apples
b)
9 of her most valued rings
c)
5 cow hearts
d)
12 ax rings
31.
Odysseus let _____ of the suitors live.
a)
Antinous
b)
Eurymachus
c)
None
d)
One
32.
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
33.
He strung his bow and shot through the ax handles to
a)
Prove who he was
b)
Scare off the suitors
c)
Impress his son
d)
Impress his wife
34.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
35.
What animal greets Odysseus then dies?
a)
His horse
b)
His dog
c)
His cat
d)
His donkey
36.
How do both the maid and the herders recognize Odysseus through his disguise?
a)
His voice
b)
His hair
c)
His scar
d)
His mannerisms
37.
How does Penelope know that the beggar is truly her husband?
a)
She sees his face and immediately knows it is Odysseus.
b)
He knows the secret that the bed cannot be moved.
c)
She recognizes his voice.
d)
She refuses to believe that her husband is alive.
38.
For how many years was Odysseus away from his home in Ithaca?
a)
10 years
b)
15 years
c)
20 years
d)
25 years
39.
To whom does Odysseus reveal his identity during the contest?
a)
Athena
b)
Penelope
c)
Swineherd and cowherd
d)
Justin Bieber
40.
The first person Odysseus shoots with an arrow is:
a)
Agamemnon
b)
Antinous
c)
Menelaus
d)
Eurymachus
41.
The suitors lack access to what important items?
a)
Food & drink
b)
Showers
c)
Serving wenches
d)
Shields & weapons
42.

The definition of circumstantial is:

a)

suggesting that something is true without proving it

b)

to take control by force

c)

to sail around the world

d)

round evidence in a police investigation

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