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WorksheetsThe Odyssey Part 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
One of the things that the Greeks regarded as most offensive to the gods was to
Sack and burn cities
Mistreat guests
Enslave women
Wear sandals indoors
The Odyssey includes all of the following themes EXCEPT
bravery
Hospitality
Innocence
Wisdom
The passage “By heaven! When she vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron seething over intense fire, when the mixture suddenly heaves and rises,” refers to
Circe
Calypso
Charybdis
Scylla
Which go tells Odysseus he is home and disguises him as an old man?
Poseidon
Athena
Hermes
Zeus
Upon his return home, the firest person Odysseus goes to see is
His son Telemechus
His faithful swineherd Eumaeus
King Alcinous
Penelope
Which god “tipped her golden swand upon the man, making his cloak pure white and the knit tunic fresh around him. Lithe and young she made him ruddy with sun, his jawline clean, the beard no longer grew upon his chin.”
Persephone
Hera
Athena
Aphrodite
Odysseus comes to find his dog Argos
stronger than when he left
no longer faithful to him
Has been treated as rubbish, lying in manure
Living with one of the suitors
Upon seeing and recognizing Odysseus, Argos
Ignores him
Greets him enthusiastically
Dies
Doesn’t recognize him
Penelope proposes what what kind of contest to win marriage to her as a prize?
A contest of wits
An archery contest
A sword fight
An endurance contest
“In the hushed hall it smote the suitors and all their faces changed. Then Zeus thundered overhead, on loud crack for a sign.” The thunder, a sign from Zeus indicates
Odysseus has disobeyed the gods
Zeus is challenging Odysseus
The gods are on Odysseus’ side
Zeus is displeased with the suitors
Before he slaughters the suitors, Odysseus call upon which god for help?
Apollo
Hermes
Zeus
Athena
Which suitor does Odysseus kill first?
Eurymachus
Philoetius
Antinous
Cronus
Athena holds back giving her fullest aid to Odysseus because
She doesn’t trust Odysseus
Zeus will not let her
She doesn’t show up until the end of the battle
she is waiting for Odysseus and Telemachus to prove themselves
Penelope tests Odysseus by
Disguising herself as Calypso
Pretending someone has moved their bed
pretending she is in love with one of the suitors
Asking him a series of questions
After talking to Penelope, Odysseus goes to visit
His loyal servant the cowherd
his mother
Circe
His father Laertes
The townspeople are happy about the death of the suitors.
True
False
Poseidon was the ruler of
The underworld
The heavens
The oceans
The moon
Argos was
Odysseus’ dog
Penelope’s servant
One of the suitors
The cowherd
The goddess and enchantress who lives on the island of Aeaea
Calypso
Scylla
Charybdis
Circe
A six-headed sea monster who devours sailors
Scylla
Charybdis
Sirens
Lotus Eaters
