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WorksheetsThe Odyssey
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Odyssey begins at the end of
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Greek War
2.
Odysseus has angered
a)
Poseidon
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
3.
The Lotus Eaters enticed the men to
a)
fight
b)
stay in their land
c)
turn into pigs
d)
mutiny against Odysseus
4.
By telling Polyphemus his true name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of
a)
cowardice
b)
gluttony
c)
pride
d)
envy
5.
The Scylla was
a)
a giant whirlpool
b)
a giant cannibal
c)
a mermaid
d)
a monster with many heads
6.
The Charybdis was
a)
a whirlpool
b)
a mermaid
c)
a monster with many heads
d)
a siren
7.
Circe was
a)
a seamonster
b)
a siren
c)
an enchantress
d)
an English teacher
8.
Odysseus was trying to return to
a)
Troy
b)
Sparta
c)
Ithaca
d)
Athens
9.
The cyclop's real name was
a)
Telemachus
b)
Poseidan
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Fred
10.
a long comparison of two unlike things
a)
myth
b)
rhapsode
c)
epic simile
d)
metaphor
11.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
12.
in the first part of a story when the speaker asks for help from the gods
a)
muse
b)
homeric simile
c)
liturgy
d)
invocation
13.
She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.
a)
Scylla
b)
Charybdis
c)
Penelope
d)
Calypso
14.
"The man skilled in all ways of contending" is an example of this literary device.
a)
invocation
b)
ambition
c)
liturgy
d)
epithet
15.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into...
a)
goats
b)
pigs
c)
monkeys
d)
bunnies
16.
_______: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
17.
Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.
a)
Sailor
b)
Beggar
c)
Suitor
d)
Soldier
18.
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
19.
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.
20.
Who doesn't put beeswax in their ears with the sirens?
a)
All of the men
b)
Zeus
c)
Odysseus
d)
The sirens
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