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WorksheetsOdyssey 1
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which does Homer mention in the invocation to the Odyssey?
Sacking of Troy
Sorrows of Odysseus
Death of Agamemnon
Blinding of Polyphemus
Eating the cattle of the Helios
Who was absent from the council of the gods?
Zeus
Athene
Poseidon
Hermes
Complete the quotation of Zeus:
'How surprising that men blame the (a) .'
Who has prevented the return of Odysseus?
Zeus
Polyphemus
Poseidon
Athene
In what disguise does Athene visit Telemachus?
Mentor
Mentes
Theoclymenus
Phemius
Which of the following statements about the suitors are true?
Their squires cleaned their hands
The maids gave them bread
They helped themselves to food
They forced the bard to sing
They made the slave-girls dance
What story does Athene tell Telemachus to explain her presence?
She has come from the land of the Taphians
She is trading copper and iron in Temese
She is waging war against Rheithron
She brings news that Odysseus is alive
What surprises Athene?
The suitors dine as if at a wedding
The suitors bring their own food
The suitors behaviour is insolent
Penelope is not at the feast
Which islands are the homes of the suitors?
Dulichium
Samos
Zacynthus
Lemnos
Which heroes does Athene instruct Telemachus to seek?
Nestor
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Diomedes
How does Athene reveal her divine identity to Telemachus?
Whispers her name to him
Shows him her aegis
Gives him a sword and a shield
Departs in the form of a bird
Why does Penelope ask Phemius to stop singing?
The song is about the return of the Greeks
It reminds her of her husband
It makes the suitors feel afraid
It makes her feel angry
Why does Telemachus tell Penelope to go to her room?
She is causing a scene
It's past her bed time
He is the master in the house
It's indecent for a woman to be dining among men
What does Telemachus say he will do to the suitors the following day?
Demand in the assembly that they leave his house
Challenge them to a fight in the assembly
Demand that they pay him for all they have eaten
Challenge them to a sea battle
Who says, 'May the son of Cronos never make you king of Ithaca's isle?'
Telemachus
Antinous
Eurymachus
Eurycleia
Who says, 'Let no man come and snatch your possessions away from you violently, or against your will.'
Telemachus
Antinous
Eurymachus
Eurycleia
Which describes Eurycleia's relationship to Telemachus.
Doesn't like him
Likes him a bit
Loves him a bit
Loves him the most
Why is the story of Aegisthus, Clytemnestra, and Orestes significant?
Their story is a prequel to the Odyssey.
They are characters who will play pivotal roles later in the plot.
They are characters who symbolize important places in the Odyssey.
They are characters who will serve as foils to Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus.
According to Telemachus, what is the problem in Ithaca?
The people are starving.
The country is on the verge of a civil war.
The palace has been overrun by suitors who refuse to leave.
Thieves keep stealing the livestock.
