WorksheetsThe Odyssey Final Test
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Odysseus' hometown?
a)
Sparta
b)
Ithaca
c)
Ismarus
d)
Thrinacia
2.
What woman is at the center of the Trojan War?
a)
Helen
b)
Circe
c)
Penelope
d)
Pandora
3.
What was Odysseus famous for in the Trojan War?
a)
Killing the most Trojans
b)
Saving the most children
c)
Creating the Trojan Horse
d)
Being the most skilled swordsmen
4.
In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
a)
Menelaus
b)
NoBody
c)
Laertes
d)
He disguised himself as a beggar
5.
The Cyclops is the son of...
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Poseidon
6.
Odysseus _______, which resulted in the Cyclops placing a curse on Odysseus.
a)
revealed his true name
b)
stole his favorite ram
c)
ate his cattle
d)
said he hated the gods
7.
What invaluable gift does Aeolus give Odysseus?
a)
A bag of winds
b)
A map
c)
A sword
d)
A ram to sacrifice
8.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into...
a)
goats
b)
pigs
c)
monkeys
d)
bunnies
9.
How long (according to the book) do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe and her maids?
a)
1 year
b)
5 years
c)
7 years
d)
3 years
10.
Odysseus is sent from Circe's island to the Land of the Dead to speak with ___, the blind prophet.
a)
Irus
b)
Polites
c)
Argus
d)
Tiresias
11.
Which of his own relatives does Odysseus see in the Underworld?
a)
Father
b)
Mother
c)
Wife
d)
Son
12.
_______: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
13.
This product stopped Odysseus' men from hearing a song that would cause them to crash or abandon their will to go home.
a)
QTips
b)
Clay
c)
Mud
d)
Beeswax
14.
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
15.
Odysseus stays with Calypso (according to the book) for _____ years.
a)
5
b)
7
c)
3
d)
1
16.
Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.
a)
Sailor
b)
Beggar
c)
Suitor
d)
Soldier
17.
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
18.
Odysseus let _____ of the suitors live.
a)
Antinous
b)
Eurymachus
c)
None
d)
One
19.
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
20.
What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?
a)
They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever
b)
They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca
c)
They lose their sight
d)
They are turned into pigs
21.
Who is Polyphemus?
a)
The Cyclops
b)
One of Odysseus's crew
c)
An arrogant suitor
d)
A lotus eater
22.
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
23.
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
24.
What drives the men to kill the cattle on Helio's island?
a)
Starvation
b)
Greed
c)
Hubris
d)
Curiosity
25.
What did Tiresias tell Odysseus about the Island of the Sun?
a)
It's a pretty nice place! Have fun there!
b)
Don't eat the cows there.
c)
It's really hot, so wear sunscreen.
d)
Eat all the cows you want!
26.
Who is the hero of the Odyssey?
a)
Posiedon
b)
Penelope
c)
Odysseus
d)
Telemachus
27.
Odysseus is helped by which god/goddess?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Zeus
d)
Posideon
28.
He was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey
a)
Circe
b)
Homer
c)
Telemachus
d)
the Muse
29.
The Odyssey begins at the end of
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Greek War
30.
Odysseus' wife has been
a)
waiting for 20 years
b)
raising their son
c)
fighting off suitors
d)
all are correct
31.
At the end, he
a)
kills his wife
b)
kills the suitors
c)
kills his son
d)
kills the bird
32.
The adventures of the hero; a series of separate events/stories of a hero as he travels from one challenge to another
a)
Hero's Journey
b)
Epic Poem
c)
Epic Hero
d)
Epic Simile
33.
Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops rather that kill him when the giant is asleep?
a)
His men convince him that they will all be cursed by the powerful god Poseidon if they kill the Cyclops.
b)
Odysseus is moved by compassion for the Cyclops.
c)
Odysseus realizes that he and his men need the Cyclops to roll aside the huge stone that blocks the cave's entrance.
d)
Odysseus and his men lack the physical strength to kill the giant.
34.
The brief episode involving Argus, Odysseus' dog, closes with which of the following?
a)
Eumaeus removes Argus from the hall.
b)
Odysseus fails to recognize Argus.
c)
After Argus recognizes Odysseus, the dog dies.
d)
The suitors object to Argus' presence in the hall.
35.
What is the Trojan Horse?
a)
Odysseus' trusted war horse that leads them into battle.
b)
A horse Odysseus and his men use to flee the Trojans during battle.
c)
A horse in which Odysseus and his men hide to capture Troy.
d)
A horse Odysseus gives the Trojans as a peace offering.
36.
How does King Aelous help Odysseus go back to Ithcaca
a)
gives him a new ship
b)
he doesn't help him
c)
gives him a map
d)
gives him a bag of wind
37.
Whose fault is it that Odysseus and his men go back to King Aelous' island?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Odysseus' shipmates
c)
Poseidon
d)
Athena
38.
The Odyssey is about Odysseus' journey from _______to _________
a)
Troy to Ithaca
b)
Ithaca to Troy
c)
Ithaca to Rome
d)
Troy to Circe's Island
39.
Who are the sirens?
a)
Eat Lotus plants
b)
6 headed monster
c)
Monster that creates a whirlpool
d)
Women whose songs lure men to their deaths
40.
How does Odysseus avoid the Sirens song?
a)
Puts wax in his ears
b)
Has his men tie him to the ship
c)
He is deaf
d)
He doesn't avoid it
41.
How does Penelope know that Odysseus is really who he says he is?
a)
He knows the details of their bed
b)
He tells her he is Odysseus and she believes him immediately
c)
She sees his scar
d)
Telemachus tells her that it is his father
42.
Telemachus is...
a)
The Sheep herder
b)
Odysseus' servant
c)
Odysseus son
d)
He is not in the story
43.
Penelope exhibits which qualities in the final book?
a)
Panic and nervousness
b)
Loyalty and prudence
c)
Anger and stubborness
d)
weakness and frailty
44.
Who is Penelope?
a)
Not in the story
b)
Goddess who keeps Odysseus hostage
c)
Odysseus' wife
d)
A nurse in Ithaca
45.
Theme is...
a)
the message a text conveys about a topic
b)
how the author feels about the characters
46.
Symbol is...
a)
a person, place, image, word, or event that takes on figurative meaning beyond its literal meaning
b)
a comparison between two objects
c)
an exaggeration
d)
an educated guess
47.
Some of the main values of the ancient Greeks include...
a)
home/family
b)
faithfulness and loyalty
c)
hospitality
d)
all of the above
48.
Which of the following is NOT an antagonist Odysseus faces?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Antinous
c)
Alcinous
d)
Telemachus
49.
How does Athena disguise herself to make preparations for Telemachus's journey?
a)
as a beggar
b)
as Antinous
c)
as Mentor
d)
as Mephistopheles
50.
Who first finds Odysseus on the island of Scheria?
a)
Telemachus
b)
King Alcinous
c)
Nausicaa
d)
Circe
51.
Eurycleia recognizes Odysseus based on what distinguishing feature?
a)
a scar on his leg
b)
the sound of his voice
c)
his "noble bearing"
d)
She doesn't recognize him.
52.
Who begs Odysseus to bury him?
a)
Laertes
b)
Polyphemus
c)
Elpenor
d)
Achilles
53.
Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?
a)
Odysseus does not respect the sea.
b)
Odysseus and his men attacked him.
c)
Odysseus tricked him with a disguise.
d)
Odysseus blinded his son.
54.
What gift does Telemachus accept from Menelaus?
a)
goats
b)
a chariot and team of horses
c)
a silver mixing-bowl finished with a lip of gold
d)
nothing
55.
How long is Odysseus' journey?
a)
1 year
b)
5 years
c)
10 years
d)
forever
56.
The following epic simile compares Odysseus to what?
But the man skilled in all ways of contending,satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlesslyOsysseus in one motion strung the bow.
But the man skilled in all ways of contending,satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlesslyOsysseus in one motion strung the bow.
a)
Odysseus to a musician
b)
a musician to a harper
c)
Odysseus to an archer
d)
a bow string to sweet music
57.
The lotus flower should have been avoided because anyone who eats it
a)
Wishes only to go home
b)
Loses memory
c)
Is turned into an animal
58.
Why does Odysseus put out Polyphemus’ one eye?
a)
If he is blinded, he will not see the men escaping.
b)
He may then give the men freedom in exchange for his life.
c)
It is the cruelest revenge he can think of.
59.
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
60.
Why did Odysseus have to drag his men away from the Lotus Eaters?
a)
Because they wanted to kill all of the Lotus eaters because they were allies of the Trojans
b)
Because they drank a special wine that put them into a trance
c)
Because they had been turned to stone by Medusa
d)
Because they had forgotten about their home after eating the Lotus plants
61.
Athena is
a)
the goddess of wisdom
b)
the goddess of beauty
c)
the goddess of dreams
d)
none of these.
62.
How many suitors are there at the palace?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
1,000
d)
30
63.
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.
64.
How does Penelope test Odysseus in the end?
a)
She disguises herself
b)
She tells him she almost married a suitor
c)
She pretends she has moved their marriage bed
d)
She challenges him to string the great bow another time
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