WorksheetsAdventures of Ulysses based on Homer's Odyssey
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Who fought in the Trojan War?
Romans vs Greeks
Trojans vs Greeks
Trojans vs. Europeans
Greeks vs. Africans
Who won the Trojan War?
Greeks
Romans
Africans
Trojans
Who was the mother of Achilles?
Rhea
Calpurnia
Thetis
Athena
Where was Lotus-Land home of the Lotus-Eaters?
Libya
Syria
Hispania
Germania
What was a lotus?
a flower
a window
a drink
a temple
Who created and colored/painted the lotus?
Athena, goddess of wisdom and strategy
Persephone, queen of the underworld who painted and named flowers
Juno, queen of gods, wife of Zeus
Diana, twin sister of Apollo
How long did the Trojan War last?
2 years
10 years
50 years
100 years
Whose was the "face that launched 1,000 ships" due to her extreme beauty?
Thetis
Aphrodite
Helen
Rhea
What is an Illiad?
an insect
a mercenary
a song of Trojan bravery
a type of war ship
Who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey ca. 2,500 years ago?
Vergil
Caesar
Homer
Hesiod
What were Greeks known as AFTER the Trojan War?
Barbarians
Liberators
Hellenes
Traders
What does this famous Latin quote mean: "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes"
I am afraid, I do not have a gift
I fear the Greeks bringing gifts
Carry this gift from the Greeks inside the gate
I love Greek (Danon) yogurt.
Warrior who encouraged Ulysses to attack a "fat little city" because it looked defenseless.
Hector
Achilles
Eurylochus
Aeneas
Who were the Hellenes?
Africans
Trojans
Italians
Greeks
Who was the Goddess of Discord and Chaos and sister of Ares, God of War?
Athena
Eris
Hestia
Juno
Ulysses was the King of this island
Greece
Sicily
Cyprus
Ithaca
Who is in this picture?
Poseidon
Atlas
Zeus
Aeolus
What is in the back on top of the figure's head?
gold
wind
apples
chocolate kisses
Bard (check all that apply)
Teacher through songs, raps, rhymes, music
Inspirational
Informative
Oral/Verbal Tradition of Story-Telling of a Culture, History, etc
Just as Tupac Shakur is a modern-day bard, __________ is an ancient bard who preserved the history/heritage of the Trojan War in The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Vergil
Augustus
Homer
Hesiod
How many ships did Ulysses leave Troy with at the end of the Trojan War?
50
20
3
10
Beautiful girls with fishtails were first written about in Homer's Odyssey. These girls are known as
mermaids
goddesses
gypsies
fairies
Eris is the Goddess of Discord? What does Discord mean?
without heart
2 hearts
kind-hearted
broken-hearted
The land where MORPHEUS plays is modern-day________
Libya
Turkey
Spain
France
Who made sleep dark, thick and sad?
Morpheus
Persephone
Hypnos
Juno
Who made dreams possible by making them bright and colorful so that man feel rested?
Athena
Hera
Thetis
Persephone
Who planted the Lotus Flower in Libya where it is "always summer"?
Demeter
Morpheus
Hades
a gardener
What pain medicine/drug today is named after the story of the lotus flower which makes it?
tylenol
robitussin
morphine
penicilin
Libyan peoples are described as
gentle and hospitable
greedy and mean
stressed and busy
industrious and strategic
In the story, lotus flowers taste like
bacon
honey
spinach
perfume
What creature on the island of Sicily was as tall as a tree, had one eye in the middle of forehead and favorite food was human flesh (sailors)?
hydra, the many-headed snake
sirens
cyclopes
centaurs
The name of the BIGGEST Cyclopes whose eye Ulysses put out.
Hephaestus
Polyphemus
Alex
Sisyphus
Ulysses lied, at first, to Polyphemus when he told him his name was_________________.
Harold
Zeus
Nemo
Extremo
Nemo is the Latin word for
cute fish
no man
wounded son
striped thing
What drink did Ulysses offer to Polyphemus to go along with the crunch fresh sailors he was eating?
Goats Milk
Wine
Beer
Nectar
Aeolus, a demi-god loved to eat, drink and (check all that apply)
fight
hear stories
play games
pass gas
What was in the gift bag that Aeolus gave Ulysses?
Aureus (gold)
Pecunia (money)
Cibus (food)
Venti (winds)
Quis est? (Who is this?)
Abraham
Ulysses
Theodore
Dwight
Who turned Ulysses' men into pigs by feeding them yummiest food until they could eat no more?
Aprodite
Hera
Circe
The Sirens
Cyclopes are the sons of this god
Zeus
Hermes
Hades
Poseidon
This messenger god warned Ulysses about Circe?
Hephaestus
Poseidon
Hermes
Iris
The wolves and lions on Circe's islands are actually
her former husbands
tadpoles
wolves and lions
gods and goddesses transformed
Cyclone is an English word that is derived from Cyclops in the story of Odysseus.
verum (true)
falsum (false)
