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The Odyssey: Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into...
a)
goats
b)
pigs
c)
monkeys
d)
bunnies
2.
Which of his own relatives does Odysseus see in the Underworld?
a)
Father
b)
Mother
c)
Wife
d)
Son
3.
_______: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
4.
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
5.
Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.
a)
Sailor
b)
Beggar
c)
Suitor
d)
Soldier
6.
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
7.
Odysseus let _____ of the suitors live.
a)
Antinous
b)
Eurymachus
c)
None
d)
One
8.
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
9.

How does Penelope delay her decision to choose a new husband?

a)

She tricks her suitors by unraveling her weaving every night.

b)

She travels long and far to search for Odysseus.

c)

She is very clumsy with the loom and thread and can't weave fast enough.

d)

Poseidon casts a spell on her.

10.
How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?
a)
Odysseus attaches his men to the underbelly of the sheep to escape when Polyphemus lets the sheep out of the cave
b)
Odysseus convinces Polyphemus to move the boulder away from the door for him
c)
They dig their way out under a pile of dung
d)
They are rescued by the other Cyclopes who hate Polyphemus
11.
Odysseus is helped by which god/goddess?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Zeus
d)
Posideon
12.
She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.
a)
Scylla
b)
Charybdis
c)
Penelope
d)
Calypso
13.
What danger to Odysseus' men do the Lotus-Eaters pose?
a)
Eating the lotus make the men forget they want to return home.
b)
Making friends with the Lotus-Eaters is dangerous because they are cannibals.
c)
The Lotus-Eaters may deliberately mislead the crew about the route home.
d)
The Lotus-Eaters may cause the winds to subside.
14.
a long comparison of two unlike things
a)
myth
b)
rhapsode
c)
epic simile
d)
metaphor
15.
He was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey
a)
Circe
b)
Homer
c)
Telemachus
d)
the Muse
16.
character who fought in the Trojan War and wandered around the Mediterranean
a)
Polyphemus
b)
Telemachus
c)
Odysseus
d)
Achilles
17.
What do Odysseus and his men do to the Cyclops?
a)
Sing Polyphemus a soothing song and steal his cheese
b)
 Take Polyphemus's best ship and return to Ithaca
c)
Make Polyphemus swear a god's oath for peace
d)
Get Polyphemus drunk and stab out his eye
18.
What trick does Odysseus use so that Polyphemus won't get help from all the other Cyclopes on the island?
a)
Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is "Nohbody" so the Cyclops yells that nobody is hurting him
b)
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that the other Cyclopes have heeded Poseidon's warning
c)
Odysseus prefers not to use trickery because it seems dishonest
d)
Odysseus tricks Polyphemus into giving up his sheep and cheese
19.
Odysseus has angered
a)
Poseidon
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
20.
By bragging about his name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of
a)
cowardice
b)
gluttony
c)
pride
d)
envy
21.
Odysseus was trying to return to
a)
Troy
b)
Sparta
c)
Ithaca
d)
Athens
22.

Who is Odysseus' wife?

a)

Athena

b)

Penelope

c)

Circe

23.
The Odyssey begins at the end of
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Greek War
24.

What is Odysseus' son's name?

a)

Telemachus

b)

Tierisias

c)

Penelope

d)

Calypso

25.

Who came to Calypso and told her to release Odysseus?

a)

Hermes

b)

Zeus

c)

Athena

d)

Poseidon

26.

Odysseus is _______________ son.

a)

Poseidon's

b)

Zeus'

c)

Laertes'

d)

Apollo's

27.
Why does Odysseus decide not to kill the cyclops while he is asleep?
a)
They would be trapped in the cave
b)
It would not be honorable
c)
The gods would be angry
d)
He like the cyclops
28.
Who is the cyclops's father?
a)
Zeus
b)
Ares
c)
Hades
d)
Poseidon
29.
How does Zeus punish Odysseus and his men?
a)
He reanimates the meat in their stomachs
b)
He hits their ship with a thunderbolt
c)
He tells Poseidon about them
d)
He curses them.
30.
Argos is
a)
the faithful dog of Odysseus.
b)
the faithful goatherd.
c)
the name of Odysseus ship.
d)
the name of Odysseus' palace.
31.

An EPIC is a long narrative _____________.

a)

Short Story

b)

Poem

c)

Drama

32.
Judging from the encounter he had with Polyphemus, Odysseus is all of the following except
a)
Clever and curious
b)
A liar
c)
Proud and determined
d)
Shy and quiet
33.
Latin term for "in the middle," literary structure where the plot starts in the middle of the story and flashbacks are used to fill the audience in
a)
In medias res
b)
Epic
c)
Epic simile
d)
Epithet
34.
Short, repeated expressions that describe a character
a)
In medias res
b)
Epic
c)
Epithet
d)
Epic Simile
35.
Greek Value of Xenia
a)
Treating all guests with respect
b)
Mutual exchange 
c)
Ideal of human perfection
d)
Humans are nothing without the gods
36.
Theme
a)
Epic journey upon which the hero must embark.
b)
Central message or insight into life revealed through literary work.
c)
Long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes.
d)
"In the middle of things"
37.
"Your name has gone out under heaven like the sweet honor of some god-fearing king, who rules in equity over the strong:  his black lands bear both wheat and barley, fruit trees laden bright, new lambs at lambing time---and the deep sea gives great hauls of fight by his good strategy, so that his folk fare well."
The above passage is an example of:
a)
imagery
b)
epic simile
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration 
38.

Is Odysseus telling the story (part 1) as a flashback or present tense?

a)

Flashback

b)

Present Tense

39.

What substance does Odysseus use to make sure the men don't hear the Sirens?

a)

Earwax

b)

Sticky Tack

c)

Beeswax

d)

Silly Putty

40.

Why do the men kill the cattle of Helios?

a)

They hate Helios and wanted to make him suffer

b)

They want to get back at Odysseus

c)

They misheard Odysseus and thought they were supposed to kill them

d)

They were stranded and starving so they needed food

41.

Scylla and Charybdis are examples of what kind of monsters?

a)

Land

b)

Air

c)

Sea

42.

What is the test that Penelope uses to prove who Odysseus is?

a)

Makes him show his leg scar

b)

Asks her servant to move the bed

c)

Asks him to solve a riddle

d)

Makes him complete a series of complicated tasks

43.

Who does Odysseus see in the Land of the Dead?

a)

Sophia

b)

Eumaeus

c)

Telemachus

d)

Elpenor

44.

What does Tiresias do in the Land of the Dead?

a)

Turns all of the crew into swine

b)

Tells Odysseus his future

c)

Makes a plan for the sea monsters

d)

Decides that he is going to kill the cattle of Helios

45.

Who is the Goddess of war and wisdom?

a)

Apollo

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Athena

d)

Helena

46.

A character that can be found across time and culture

a)

archetypical

b)

static

c)

dynamic

47.

A character that changes throughout the course of a story

a)

archetypical

b)

static

c)

dynamic

48.

A character that does not change

a)

archetypical

b)

static

c)

dynamic

49.

Referring briefly to something else

a)

allusion

b)

symbolism

c)

dramatic irony

d)

verbal irony

50.

When something represents an idea bigger than itself

a)

allusion

b)

symbolism

c)

dramatic irony

d)

verbal irony

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