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Odyssey

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Odyssey begins at the end of

a)

The Trojan War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Greek War

d)

None of the above

2.

The Lotus Eaters enticed the men to

a)

fight each other

b)

stay in their land

c)

turn into pigs

d)

rebel against Odysseus

3.
The cyclops was the son of
a)
Athena
b)
Circe
c)

Zeus

d)

Poseidon

4.

By bragging about his name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of

a)

cowardice

b)

evil

c)

pride

d)

envy

5.
Odysseus was trying to return to
a)
Troy
b)
Sparta
c)
Ithaca
d)
Athens
6.
The cyclop's real name was
a)
Telemachus
b)
Poseidan
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Fred
7.

a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero

a)

simile

b)

epic

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

8.
He was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey
a)
Circe
b)
Homer
c)
Telemachus
d)
the Muse
9.
She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.
a)
Scylla
b)
Charybdis
c)
Penelope
d)
Calypso
10.

In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus first tell the Cyclops his name was?

a)

Menelaus

b)

Nohbdy

c)

Laertes

d)

Odysseus

11.

What was the cause of the Trojan War?

a)

a woman being taken from her husband

b)

power struggle for the country

c)

The Trojans owed the Greeks a lot of money

d)

they just wanted to fight and have a war

12.
How long did the Trojan War last? 
a)
5 years
b)
10 years
c)
forever
d)
there was no 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.

"Death sat there huge" is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

archetype

15.

"Gaping and crunching like a mountain lion" is an example of"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personifcation

d)

alliteration

16.

T or F: All epic heroes have a weakness.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A long narrative poem is called

a)

an epic

b)

an odyssey

c)

an archetype

d)

an allusion

18.
What is Odysseus' hometown?
a)
Sparta
b)
Ithaca
c)
Ismarus
d)
Thrinacia
19.

How do the men escape the cyclops?

a)
They sneak out at night, while he sleeps.
b)
They hide under his flock as they go out in the morning.
c)

They work together to move the rock in front of the door.

d)

Athena uses her magic to disguise them as sheep.

20.
Who is Polyphemus?
a)
The Cyclops
b)
One of Odysseus's crew
c)

The prince of Troy who steals Helen.

d)

A Lotus Eater