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The Odyssey

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Odyssey begins at the end of
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Greek War
2.
Odysseus' wife has been
a)
waiting for 20 years
b)
raising their son
c)
fighting off suitors
d)
all are correct
3.
Odysseus has angered
a)
Poseidon
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
4.
The Lotus Eaters enticed the men to
a)
fight
b)
stay in their land
c)
turn into pigs
d)
mutiny against Odysseus
5.
Odysseus tricked the cyclops by
a)
stealing his sheep
b)
drinking his wine
c)
telling him a false name
d)
hiding in his cave
6.
The cyclops was the son of
a)
Athena
b)
Circe
c)
Artemis
d)
Poseidan
7.
By bragging about his name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of
a)
cowardice
b)
gluttony
c)
pride
d)
envy
8.
The Scylla was
a)
a giant whirlpool
b)
a giant cannibal
c)
a mermaid
d)
a monster with many heads
9.
The Charybdis was
a)
a whirlpool
b)
a mermaid
c)
a monster with many heads
d)
a siren
10.
Circe was
a)
a seamonster
b)
a siren
c)
an enchantress
d)
an English teacher
11.
Odysseus was trying to return to
a)
Troy
b)
Sparta
c)
Ithaca
d)
Athens
12.
The cyclop's real name was
a)
Telemachus
b)
Poseidan
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Fred
13.
Calypso kept Odysseus on her island to
a)
"be her husband"
b)
fight her battles
c)
kill the cyclops
d)
marry her sister
14.
When she released him, she warned him of
a)
the sirens
b)
Scylla
c)
Charybdis
d)
all are correct
15.
Odysseus was disguised as a beggar
a)
to spy on his wife
b)
to see how his home was
c)
to come up with a plan
d)
all are correct
16.
He strung his bow and shot through the ax handles to
a)
Prove who he was
b)
Scare off the suitors
c)
Impress his son
d)
Impress his wife
17.
At the end, he
a)
kills his wife
b)
kills the suitors
c)
kills his son
d)
kills the bird
18.

what does Circe turn Odysseus’s crew into?

a)

Wolves

b)

Pigs

c)

Dogs

d)

Bears

19.

What idea does Odysseus come up with that ultimately ends the Trojan war?

a)

Building a wall around Troy

b)

getting Apollo involved

c)

creating a Giant wooden horse

d)

Building an invincible ship

20.

What does Tiresias tell Odysseus to avoid?

a)

Sailing West of the island

b)

Communicating with Poseidon

c)

Meeting with Calypso

d)

Killing Helios’s cattle

21.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
22.
He was the blind teller of tales who first recorded The Iliad and The Odyssey
a)
Circe
b)
Homer
c)
Telemachus
d)
the Muse
23.

Who is Odysseus's son?

a)

Antinous

b)

Alcinous

c)

Telemachus

d)

Teletubby

24.

Who is Odysseus's wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Patricia

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Persephone

25.

How does Penelope know Odysseus is truly her husband?

a)

He shaves his beard.

b)

He has a familiar tattoo.

c)

He knows about a secret door.

d)

He knows the bed cannot be moved.

26.

How many suitors must Odysseus kill?

a)

10

b)

None

c)

100

d)

1,000,000,000

27.
 What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?
a)
They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever
b)
They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca
c)
They lose their sight
d)
They are turned into pigs
28.
What could the test of the lotus eaters symbolize (how does it apply to our journeys today)?
a)
Temptations that restore our will to succeed
b)
Strange customs of different lands
c)
Distractions that prevent us from achieving our ultimate goals
d)
Important steps to becoming a hero
29.
Because of the Greek belief that guests are protected by the gods and had to be treated with great courtesy, Odysseus warns the Cyclops that “Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest.” (In other words, Zeus will be on Odysseus's side.) This Greek value is called
a)
Arete
b)
Xenia
c)
Reciprocity
d)
Hubris
30.
This is a long poem about the adventures of a hero.  It also means impressively great.
a)
hubris
b)
homer
c)
epic
d)
hero
31.

Which epic themes do we see in The Odyssey?

a)

courage, homecoming, life & death, loyalty

b)

beauty, love conquers all, coming-of-age

c)

violence, bad omens, magic, ambition & conflict

d)

force of love, family feuds, individual vs. society

32.

An epic hero typically

a)

gets scared & runs away from his fights

b)

is forgotten by his people & does not leave a legacy

c)

embodies the ideals & values that a culture considers admirable

d)

cheats on his wife & kills his followers

33.

What is one flaw of an epic hero?

a)

extremely beautiful

b)

possesses no loyalty

c)

excessive pride

d)

unfaithfulness

34.
Mutinous
a)
Living forever; never dying or decaying
b)
Very powerful or strong
c)
the first in a series or progression
d)
Refusing to obey orders of authority; disobey
35.
Formidable
a)
Very powerful or strong
b)
A person skilled in planning
c)
Humble request; prayers
d)
One’s opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute
36.
Incredulity
a)
he state of being unwilling or unable to do something
b)
Adaptable; easily influenced
37.
property taken by force
a)
mutinous
b)
disdain
c)
hew
d)
plunder
38.
food
a)
sage
b)
victuals
c)
appease
d)
supplication
39.
to make or shape by cutting with an axe
a)
hew
b)
mutinous
c)
plunder
d)
insidious
40.
an opponent or enemy
a)
appease
b)
adversary
c)
ponderous
d)
retribution
41.
to reject scornfully
a)
appease
b)
disdain
c)
sage
d)
hew
42.
great noise and confusion
a)
entrails
b)
disdain
c)
formidable
d)
tumult
43.
dangerous, treacherous
a)
insidious
b)
entrails
c)
plunder
d)
adversary

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