WorksheetsOdyssey book 5
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
What happened to Odysseus once he left Calypso's island?
He safely sailed home
Poseidon wrecked his ship
The whirpool, Charybdis, tried to drown him
Calypso tried to bring him back
When Poseidon learns that Odysseus has left Calypso's island, what does he do in anger?
He strikes Odysseus' raft with lightning.
He raises a mighty storm while Odysseus is at sea.
He listens to Zeus and leaves him alone.
He asks Hades to take Odysseus to the underworld.
In the Epic Simile on page 1106 Hermes is compared to what animal?
a pigeon
a lion
a gull
a bull
When Odysseus finally reaches the shore, what does he do?
He sleeps.
He eats.
He looks for other people.
He offers a sacrifice to Zeus.
What is Odysseus's son's name, and where does he live?
Telemachus / Ithaca
Telemachus / Pylos
Telemachus / Ogygia
Telemachus / Illion
What would Telemachus like his father to do?
Never return
Return home and drive the suitors away
Bring home the eye of the cyclops
Appease Poseidon
What is the name of Odysseus' wife who he longs to get home to?
(a)
What is the Greek term for hospitality?
(a)
