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The Odyssey Book 9 Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mother cow listened for the wavering cry of her lost calf, but the _________ never came.

a)

brandish

b)

libation

c)

gullet

d)

bleat

2.

Which word means to swing back and forth?

a)

suppliant

b)

brandish

c)

brute

d)

libation

3.

It was a miracle Jim survived the car wreck completely ____________.

a)

libation

b)

unscathed

c)

enthralled

d)

enticing

4.

Hera, the Greek goddess, holds a staff with a _____________ at the end.

a)

lotus

b)

xenia

c)

suppliant

d)

gullet

5.

His music is a _________________ brew of heavy metal and punk.

a)

bleat

b)

gouge

c)

heady

d)

enthralled

6.

Which word means attractive or tempting?

a)

brandish

b)

suppliant

c)

enthralled

d)

enticing

7.

She made a ___________ in the potato before cooking it.

a)

gullet

b)

gouge

c)

hubris

d)

heady

8.

Steve's _____________ prevented him from asking for directions.

a)

arete

b)

xenia

c)

hubris

d)

suppliant

9.

Which word means asking humbly?

a)

libation

b)

unscathed

c)

suppliant

d)

unfurl

10.

Which word means hospitality?

a)

xenia

b)

hubris

c)

arete

d)

in media res

11.

They offered a _______________ and burnt incense in the temple to worship the gods.

a)

gullet

b)

suppliant

c)

libation

d)

brandish

12.

A piece of food was stuck in the man's ______________ causing him to choke.

a)

libation

b)

gullet

c)

brute

d)

heady

13.

After consuming the witch’s love potion, the prince became ________________ by the wicked woman.

a)

enticing

b)

unscathed

c)

enthralled

d)

suppliant

14.

The poem begins ________________ and then later, the poem will go back and explain what happened in the beginning.

a)

xenia

b)

in media res

c)

hubris

d)

arete

15.

Every hockey team has a ____________ who fights and takes cheap shots more than playing the game.

a)

brute

b)

gullet

c)

libation

d)

xenia

16.

A single protester attempted to __________ a banner, but was quickly arrested.

a)

unscathed

b)

unfurl

c)

brandish

d)

gouge