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WorksheetsOdyssey + Vocab Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is the protagonist (main character) of The Odyssey?
Odysseus
Telemachus
Poseidon
Athena
The Greeks won the Trojan War.
True
False
What is the name of Odysseus' home?
(a)
What Greek god causes the storm that wrecks Odysseus' ship in chapter one?
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Hermes
Who is Polyphemus?
The Cyclops
One of Odysseus' men
The Siren
Odysseus' mentor
What does Circe turn Odysseus' men into?
Sheep
Cows
Pigs
Goats
What type of creature are Scylla and Charybdis?
Wood Nymphs
Sirens
Cyclops
Fairies
Why does Calypso trap Odysseus on her island?
Who is Penelope?
Odysseus' wife
Odysseus' enemy
A goddess
Eumaeus' wife
What does Athena disguise Odysseus into once he returns to Ithaca?
(a)
Despite not knowing who he is, who invites Odysseus into their home and treats him as a friend?
Eumaeus
Antinous
Athena
Penelope
Eumaeus (Odysseus' swineherd) treats Odysseus very poorly.
True
False
The suitors treat the palace well.
True
False
Does Penelope want to marry one of the suitors? Explain.
Choose the word that matches this definition:
extremely hungry; starving
Ravenous
Trepidation
Carnage
Dissuade
Choose the word that matches this definition:
never-ending; permanent
Enchanted
Melancholic
Perpetual
Weary
Choose the word that matches this definition:
hopeless
Suitor
Despondent
Provisions
Exultant
Choose the word that matches this definition:
triumphantly happy; over-joyed
Scrounge
Exultant
Insolent
Entice
Choose the word that matches this definition:
extremely tired; exhausted
Perpetual
Dissuade
Insolent
Weary
Choose the word that matches this definition:
magical; under a spell
Insolent
Ravenous
Insolent
Enchanted
