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WorksheetsOdyssey Final Open Book Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 46mins
Because of the Greek belief that guests are protected by the gods and had to be treated with great courtesy, Odysseus warns the Cyclops that “Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest.” (In other words, Zeus will be on Odysseus's side.) This Greek value is called
Arete
Xenia
Reciprocity
Hubris
The home of the Gods’ is called
Styx
Olympus
Paradise
Phaeacia
In order to ensure that she doesn’t have to choose a suitor for a husband, Penelope:
has Telemachus tell the suitors that she isn’t interested.
secretly unravels a shroud she is supposed to be finishing.
tells the suitors to leave Ithaca at once.
states that she believes her husband is alive, so she can’t remarry.
The sailors cannot hear the siren song because
the boat sails out of range
the lashing of the waves against the ship is too severe
they have wax in their ears
they are singing too loudly
The sheep in the cave of the cyclops are described like this: "...seemed rather a shaggy mountain reared in solitude..." This is an example of?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
The Odyssey is written in _____________ point-of-view.
First person
Second person
Third person limited
Third person omniscient
What invaluable gift does Aeolus give Odysseus?
A bag of winds
A map
A sword
A ram to sacrifice
Scylla was a ______, and Charybdis was a _____
the devil; Medusa
a one-eyed monster; a sinkhole in the ground
a cannibalistic tribe; a giant king
a 6-headed monster; vicious whirlpool
Give an example of a societal problem that was addressed by Homer in one of the trials of Odysseus (Lotus Eaters, Cyclops, or Sirens)
What was Odysseus' tragic flaw (biggest weakness)? How did it impact his life?
An Achilles Heel refers to a person's greatest (a) .
An (a) is a word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: someone with cold feet would be nervous.
