WorksheetsThe odyssey study guide (books 1-12)
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Odysseus was in the Trojan War for how many years?
10
2
7
5
He thought of the Trojan _________ to fool the Trojan's.
bunny
dragon
horse
alligator
Odysseus made __________________ hate him because he __________________ his son Polyphemus.
Zeus, hunted
Poseidon, drowned
Athena, blinded
Poseidon, blinded
What is Odysseus's wife's name?
Penelope
Sarah
Athena
Aphrodite
Odysseus has been trying to get home for how many years?
10
5
20
7
Who is Odysseus's son?
Polyphemus
Telemachus
Brad
Laertes
Who goes to Telemachus disguised as an old man?
Zeus
Odysseus
Athena
Aphrodite
How long does Athena tell Telemachus to wait for Odysseus to come home?
5 years
7 years
1 year
1 week
What is a man who wants to marry a woman called?
suitor
sweater
sloppy
singer
How many suitors are trying to marry Penelope?
10
100
1000
4
What is it called if you are human, and can die?
mortal
immortal
What is it called if you are a God or Goddess, and live forever, can't die?
mortal
immortal
Where do the Gods live?
Charleston, SC
Mount Olympus
The Olympics
Mount Zion
How many years have the suitors been in Telemachus's house stealing food and trying to marry Penelope?
10
7
5
1
Who tricked the suitors by weaving a shroud for Laertes, weaving all day, then unpicking it every night??
Helen
Athena
Penelope
Polyphemus
What pecks at the suitors? What is that a sign of?
birds, death
flamingos, death
dogs, happiness
bugs, sickness
Slaughter means?
boat full of people
helping people
dancing
bloody murder
Dead body=
decreed
carcass
carrots
caress
sacrifice to the gods
catacombs
hecatombs
tombs
hexagons
ordered
immortal
answered
decreed
carcass
Who is looking for Odysseus
Posiden
Telemachus
Zeus
Old Man of the Sea
Forever, does not end
eternal
errand
mortal
carcass
softly blow
insolent
waft
wrought
wring
Errand
rudely insulting
small job
trouble, annoy
promise
unhappy, sad, miserable
eternal
hinder
forlorn
mischeif
voyage
long trip by ship
trouble, annoy
softly blow
short trip by train
goals, desires, wants
oaths
voages
ambitions
errands
sounds, words like buzzzzz, moooo, slap, SWOOSH, BANG!
obstacle
oragami
orangutange
onomatopoeia
slow down, block
oath
forlorn
hinder
waft
rude, insulting
hinder
insolent
eternal
mischief
trouble, annoy
becalmed
suitors
decreed
mischief
promise
oath
worked
orange
ode
worked, made, produced
bought
wrong
thought
wrought
Who is married to Helen?
Odysseus
Menelaus
Zeus
Laertes
Does Menelaus do everything the Old Man in the Sea tells him to do?
Yes
No
What gift does Menelaus give his visitors?
mixing bowl
silver cups
golden earrings
trojan horses
Who is returning from Pylos with a ship?
Telemachus
Odysseus
Helen
Penelope
Why did Telemachus sail to Pylos?
because he was a good sailor
he went to find his father
he was sad his mother died
he needed to buy a new horse
Who does Odysseus meet when he wakes up on the island and needs new clothes?
Natalie
Nausicaa
Narcissis
a nymph
Why doesn't Nausicaa lead Odysseus to the palace herself?
The sailors would gossip
The King forbid it
She was scared of him
She did walk him to the palace herself
What does Euryalus give to Odysseus to apologize for being rude?
sword of bronze and silver with an Ivory sheath
knife of gold with a silver sheath
dagger of bronze with a ivory sheath
a tunic draped with bronze and silver
What is a SHEATH?
a cover for a sword or blade
a cover for a table
a cover for a bed or couch
a cover for a horse
poet or singer who tells stories of epic heroes
bard
barge
bird
baker
What story is the bard singing about that brings Odysseus to tears?
Troy and the Trojan Horse
Hercules and Cerberus
Dante and the Minotaur
Calypso and Odysseus
What happens when Odysseus's men eat the Lotus fruit?
They forget all their cares and homes
They go insane and hurt each other
They fall in love and get married
They go to sleep forever
a KID is a baby ______.
goat
dog
lamb
aligator
a LAMB is a baby ________.
goat
sheep
cat
horse
A ewe is a _________ sheep.
male
female
a ram is a _______ sheep.
male
female
What is the name of a monster with one eye in the middle of their face?
cyclops
ogre
minotaur
medusa
a savagely violent person or animal
brute
bard
banshee
bloke
an archer's portable case for holding arrows
a quiver
a briefcase
a purse
a satchel
Where do the men stab the cyclops?
stomach
eye
hand
mouth
Who is the cyclops father?
Zeus
Odysseus
Poseidon
Hermes
How many sons and daughters did King Aeolus, lord of the winds, have?
10
12
5
0
Why did the crew open the bag of wind?
They thought it was gold and were jealous
They wanted it to blow them home
The crew didn't open the bag, Odysseus did
They were tricked into doing it by a mermaid
quiet and gentle
meek
bard
boasting
mauve
enchanting or delightful
bewitching
haunting
boring
boasting
What animal did Circe turn Odysseus's men into?
horses
lions
pigs
dogs
What is the name of the Land of the Dead?
Erebus
Ithica
Rome
Eurylochus
Where does Circe tell Odysseus to go?
Land of Love
Land of the Living
Land of the Divorced
Land of the Dead
How did Elpenor die?
Fell off a roof
burned in a fire
Circe killed him
drowned in the ocean
What does Odysseus have to do to see Tiresias?
sacrifice a lamb and a goat
build a raft
pray to the gods
wrestle him until he wins
If Odysseus or his men kill ________________________, Tiresias says his ship and crew will be destroyed
Posiedon's fish
Helio's cattle
Athena's birds
Circe's lions
When Odysseus goes to the Land of the Dead to see Tiresias, who else does he see in the crowd of spirits?
his Dad
his Mom
his sister
his son
How does Circe say the men can pass the island of the sirens?
praying to the gods
putting beeswax in their ears
sacrificing a lamb and a goat
pouring wine into the ocean
suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way.
insolent
errand
hinder
perish
What is the name of the six-headed monster that lives in a cave on the rocky cliff?
Menelaus
Scylla
Circe
Calypso
Who is the sun god?
Helios
Zeus
Posiden
Hermes
