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The Odyssey

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Athena?

a)

Goddess of the moon.

b)

Goddess of wisdom and war.

c)

Goddess of food and drink.

d)

Goddess of humor.

2.

Who is Odysseus?

a)

A monster.

b)

God of wine.

c)

God of the sun.

d)

A soldier and king of Ithaca.

3.

Who is Odysseus's son?

a)

Antinous

b)

Alcinous

c)

Telemachus

d)

Teletubby

4.

Who is Odysseus's wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Patricia

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Persephone

5.

Odysseus angers the god of the sea who is named...

a)

Percy Jackson

b)

Peter Parker

c)

Poseidon

d)

Persephone

6.

The cyclops's real name is...

a)

Percy

b)

Polyphemus

c)

Posideon

d)

Peter Parker

7.

The woman who keeps Odysseus captive for 7 years is...

a)

Circe

b)

Calypso

c)

Cardi B

d)

Carmen

8.

The woman who turns Odysseus's men into pigs is

a)

Calypso

b)

Circe

c)

Penelope

d)

Athena

9.

The worst of the suitors was...

a)

Telemachus

b)

Euripodes

c)

Eponamous

d)

Antinous

10.

The messenger god is...

a)

Cupid

b)

Eros

c)

Hermes

d)

Apollo

11.

Who is the dead hero of Troy with the weak ankles?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Perseus

c)

Hercules

d)

Achilles

12.

What war does Odysseus fight in?

a)

The Trojan War

b)

The Polynesian War

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Peloponnesian War

13.

What is Odysseus doing when the reader meets him?

a)

Fighting

b)

Tricking the cyclops

c)

Gambling

d)

Crying on the beach

14.

Who ultimately makes Calypso release Odysseus?

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Hermes

d)

Circe

15.

What does the Lotus plant do?

a)

Poisons

b)

Puts you to sleep

c)

Puts you in a trance

d)

Makes you strong

16.

How does Odysseus blind the cyclops?

a)

Gets him drunk and stabs him.

b)

Throws acid in his eye.

c)

Camera flash.

d)

He doesn't blind him.

17.

Who doesn't put beeswax in their ears with the sirens?

a)

All of the men

b)

Zeus

c)

Odysseus

d)

The sirens

18.

How does Odysseus sneak back into his home on Ithaca

a)

He wears a mask.

b)

He never makes it to Ithaca.

c)

Zeus makes him invisible.

d)

Athena makes him look old.

19.

How many suitors must Odysseus kill?

a)

10

b)

None

c)

100

d)

1,000,000,000

20.

How does Penelope know Odysseus is truly her husband?

a)

He shaves his beard.

b)

He has a familiar tattoo.

c)

He knows about a secret door.

d)

He knows the bed cannot be moved.