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WorksheetsThe Odyssey
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is Homer famous for being?
Philosopher
Warrior
Leader
Poet
What are Homer's famous stories?
Iliad & Odyssey
Iliad & Trojan War
Odyssey & Psyche
Eros & Psyche
Which of the following would MOST LIKELY be a story found in an EPIC poem?
A romance of how a couple met and married
An explanation of how someone become the king of a country
A mystery about who stole an object special to the gods
A war story about a hero who destroys his enemy
What does an "oral" story mean?
A written story
An e-mailed story
A spoken story
An illustrated story
Scholars are 100% certain that Homer was a real person.
True
False
Where does most of the Iliad take place?
Troy
Athens
Sparta
Crete
Who was NOT a major character in the Iliad?
Helen
Zeus
Achilles
Hector
How long did it take Odysseus to get home after the Trojan War ended?
5 years
10 years
20 years
30 years
Why did it take so long for Odysseus to make it home?
He was an idiot who kept getting lost.
He was trying to avoid going home because he hated his life.
He angered the ocean god Poseidon who kept him from getting back to his island home.
His home was destroyed while he was away, and he had to find his family.
What is something that happened to Odysseus on his journey home?
He was turned into a cow.
He crashed his ship after being sleep deprived.
He got lost and ended up in England.
He was almost eaten by a one eyed giant Cyclops.
Who is Odysseus?
A monster.
God of wine.
God of the sun.
A soldier and king of Ithaca.
Who is Odysseus's son?
Antinous
Alcinous
Telemachus
Teletubby
Who is Odysseus's wife?
Penelope
Patricia
Peter Parker
Persephone
Odysseus angers the god of the sea who is named...
Percy Jackson
Peter Parker
Poseidon
Persephone
The cyclops's real name is...
Percy
Polyphemus
Posideon
Peter Parker
The woman who keeps Odysseus captive for 7 years is...
Circe
Calypso
Cardi B
Carmen
The woman who turns Odysseus's men into pigs is
Calypso
Circe
Penelope
Athena
The worst of the suitors was...
Telemachus
Euripodes
Eponamous
Antinous
The messenger god is...
Cupid
Eros
Hermes
Apollo
Who is the dead hero of Troy with the weak ankles?
Odysseus
Perseus
Hercules
Achilles
What war does Odysseus fight in?
The Trojan War
The Polynesian War
The Civil War
The Peloponnesian War
Who ultimately makes Calypso release Odysseus?
Athena
Zeus
Hermes
Circe
How does Odysseus blind the cyclops?
Gets him drunk and stabs him.
Throws acid in his eye.
Camera flash.
He doesn't blind him.
Who doesn't put beeswax in their ears with the sirens?
All of the men
Zeus
Odysseus
The sirens
How does Odysseus sneak back into his home on Ithaca
He wears a mask.
He never makes it to Ithaca.
Zeus makes him invisible.
Athena makes him look old.
How many suitors must Odysseus kill?
10
None
100
1,000,000,000
How does Penelope know Odysseus is truly her husband?
He shaves his beard.
He has a familiar tattoo.
He knows about a secret door.
He knows the bed cannot be moved.
By telling Polyphemus his true name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of
cowardice
gluttony
pride
envy
Who is the Cyclops’s father?
Zeus
Odysseus
Poseidon
Cronus
How many men did Odysseus take with him into the Cyclops’s cave?
12
10
24
2
What idea does Odysseus come up with that ultimately ends the Trojan war?
Building a wall around Troy
getting Apollo involved
creating a Giant wooden horse
Building an invincible ship
How does Odysseus avoid getting turned into pigs?
He eats an herb given by Hermes
He is immune by Zeus
Athena warns him what will happen
He doesn’t, and gets turned into a pig
What is NOT something that Odysseus and his crew do to get out of the Cyclops’s cave?
Get him drunk
Stab him in the eye
Shave his sheep
Hide under the belly of sheep
Who does Odysseus NOT see at the Land of the Dead
His crew member
His wife
His mom
A blind prophet
What does Tiresias tell Odysseus to avoid?
Sailing West of the island
Communicating with Poseidon
Meeting with Calypso
Killing Helios’s cattle
What does king Aeolus give to Odysseus and his crew?
A bag of wind
A map
A golden compass
A sword made by Hephaestus
What is Odysseus’s First stop after Leaving Troy?
Ithaca
Circe
Cicones
The Island of Cyclopes
How are the Laestragonians described?
As friendly earth dwellers
As barbaric cannibals
As beautiful nymph women
As brave but friendly warriors
How long does Odysseus stay with Circe after she seduces him?
1 year
2 years
A month
What? She never seduces him
In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus first tell the Cyclops his name was?
Menelaus
NoBody
Laertes
He disguised himself as a beggar
Odysseus is sent from Circe's island to the Land of the Dead to speak with Tiresias who is a _______
Odysseus' childhood friend
deceased dog
fallen solidier
blind prophet
One of the things that the Greeks regarded as most offensive to the gods was to
Sack and burn cities
Mistreat guests
Enslave women
Wear sandals indoors
Upon his return home, the firest person Odysseus goes to see is
His son Telemechus
His faithful swineherd Eumaeus
King Alcinous
Penelope
Upon seeing and recognizing Odysseus, Argos
Ignores him
Greets him enthusiastically
Dies
Doesn’t recognize him
Penelope proposes what what kind of contest to win marriage to her as a prize?
A contest of wits
An archery contest
A sword fight
An endurance contest
