WorksheetsOdyssey Books 1,5, and 9 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When The Odyssey begins, where do we find Odysseus, our Epic Hero?
Ithaca
Calypso's Island
Troy
Plyphemus' Island
Who is Hermes?
Odysseus' Brother
Odysseus' Shipmate
God of Thunder
Messenger of the Gods
What message does Hermes bring to Calypso's island?
To release Odysseus from her imprisonment
To kill Odysseus
To send Odysseus straight home to his family
To show Odysseus a vision of the future
How does Odysseus leave Calypso's island?
By swimming to Scheria
By sneaking out in the night
By letting Calypso down easy, flattering her
Hermes helps him
Where is Odysseus when he tells King Alcinous the story of the Lotus Eaters, the Cyclopes, etc.?
Around a campfire
Ithaca
On a boat at sea
Scheria's Grand Court
Why are the Lotus Eater's dangerous?
They make the shipmates forget about home
They attack the shipmates
They light Odysseus' ships on fire
They are cannibals
What item does Odysseus take to give to the Cyclops?
A bow and arrow
A bottle of special alcohol
Gold
Goats
How do Odysseus and his crew mates become trapped in the Cyclops' cave?
The cave collapses
The cyclops stands in front of the opening
The cyclops rolls a rock in front of the opening
Odysseus is too stubborn to leave
Why couldn't Odysseus and his men simply kill the sleeping Cyclops?
They wouldn't be able to move the boulder
They did not want to hurt him
They did not have weapons
Odysseus ordered them not to
How does the special bottle of alcohol aid Odysseus and his men?
It allows them not to starve
It helps them all relax in such a stressful time
It puts the Cyclops to sleep
They use the glass as a weapon
How do Odysseus and his men harm the Cyclops?
They shoot him with a bow and arrow
They all attack with swords
They thrust a carved tree trunk into his eye
They push him into the fire
What is the Cyclops' name?
Harold
Achilles
Dionysus
Polyphemus
Who is Polyphemus' father?
Poseidon
Hephaestus
Zeus
Odysseus
How does Odysseus trick Polyphemus and the other Cyclopes?
He asks them a difficult question
He calls himself "Nobody"
He gives them a riddle
He beats them in a game
How do Odysseus and his crew plan to escape?
By asking help from the gods
By running really fast
By battling Polyphemus
By hanging on to the underside of goats and sheep
