WorksheetsThe Odyssey and Vocab Part III
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who doesn't put beeswax in their ears with the sirens?
All of the men
Zeus
Odysseus
The sirens
Odysseus' wife has been
waiting for 10 years
raising their son
fighting off suitors
all are correct
While Odysseus has been gone, suitors have been:
Attacking his cattle and home
Trying to steal his wife
Plotting to kill his son
All of these are correct.
Penelope had to make Odysseus' dad a shroud because...
he was going swimming
he needed a coat
he outgrew his old one
he would soon die
Who is Odysseus's son?
Antinous
Alcinous
Telemachus
Teletubby
What is the name of the queen of Phaeacia?
Phaeacia
Alcinous
Polyphemus
Arete
What was the Phaecian queen doing when Odysseus found her?
weaving
teaching
sensuality
cooking
Odysseus finds King Alcinous' palace is:
in ruins and ashes
dazzling and filled with dazzling people
massive and forbidding
gaudy and overdone
The first thing Odysseus does when he sees the king and queen is:
Throw himself at the feet of the queen, begging
Fire an arrow into the nearest target to show his strength
Takes the king's hand and tell him how much he admires the palace
Stand in front of them and announce that he is the son of good Laertes
Odysseus asks King Alcinous to give him:
A sheep to sacrifice
Passage home
A gold-tipped spear
His daughter, as a second wife
King Alcinous offers, if Odysseus wants to stay:
his daughter in marriage
a whole army to command
a right-hand position in his sentry
immortality
What words would describe the setting of Ithaca?
Rocky and Rough
Wet and Humid
Snowy and Cold
Rainy and Cloudy
King Alcinous had to give Odysseus these to carry his treasures in.
coffers
cannons
coffee
coins
King Alcinous gave Odysseus gifts generously not_____
unwittingly
tearfully
grudgingly
respectfully
Poseidon was angry because when Odysseus returned to Ithaca he was not________.
depressed
destitute
defiled
happy
