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Worksheetsthe Odyssey, Parts 1 and 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Odysseus was famous for
humility
guile
physical strength
his thick hair
Who keeps Odysseus prisoner for seven years?
Penelope
Athena
Aphrodite
Calypso
What makes one forget one's homeland?
Hermes' magical herb
Odysseus's expensive wine
Lotus blossoms
air from a bag of wind
Who punishes those who mistreat guests?
Zeus
Hermes
Athena
Calypso
Why must Odysseus resist killing the Cyclops?
Odysseus still has questions he wants answered
the Cyclops knows too much
the oracle told Odysseus to let the Cyclops live
only the Cyclops can move the door
Before blinding the Cyclops, Odysseus must
tie him down
get him drunk
beat him in a staring contest
learn the Cyclops' name
Why do the other Cyclopes refuse to help the blinded Cyclops?
They don't like him.
They want his land.
He says nobody is hurting him.
Odysseus has bribed them.
The name of the blinded Cyclops is
Polyphemous
Argos
Daedalus
Jason
Odysseus and his men escape the cave by
hiding in cheese wheels and rolling out
riding out underneath the rams
digging a tunnel
answering a riddle correctly
The blinded Cyclops is the son of
Helios
Athena
Poseidon
Zeus
Who gives Odysseus a bag full of all the unfavorable winds?
Aeolus
Zeus
Calypso
Circe
The blinded Cyclops
prays to Poseidon to curse Odysseus
asks Odysseus to come back
remembers this event was foretold
throws a hillside at Odysseus's boat
Odysseus' men insist he keep
the largest and best cheese
the Cyclops' eye
the stake they used to blind the Cyclops
the prize ram from the Cyclops' flock
Odysseus puts wax in his men's ears to safely pass
Scylla
Charybdis
the sirens
the Laestrygonians
Which of the following is a six-headed monster?
Lampetia
Tiresias
Scylla
Hermes
After a month of storms leaves them hungry, Odysseus' men
build a temple in hopes that the gods will help them
try to kill Odysseus
become cannibals
kill and eat the cattle of Helios
Helios is so upset that the gods
make fun of him
make cowhides crawl and steaks moo
ask Odysseus to punish his men
all the above
Odysseus hangs from a fig tree
to overhear a conversation on Mt. Olympus
to avoid being turned into a pig
to ambush Hermes
to escape the whirlpool Charybdis
