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Mr Davis' Odyssey Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

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 has angered
a)
Poseidon
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
3.
The Lotus Eaters enticed the men to
a)
fight
b)
stay in their land
c)
turn into pigs
d)
mutiny against Odysseus
4.

By telling Polyphemus his true name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of

a)

cowardice

b)

gluttony

c)

pride

d)

envy

5.
The Scylla was
a)
a giant whirlpool
b)
a giant cannibal
c)
a mermaid
d)
a monster with many heads
6.
The Charybdis was
a)
a whirlpool
b)
a mermaid
c)
a monster with many heads
d)
a siren
7.
Circe was
a)
a seamonster
b)
a siren
c)
an enchantress
d)
an English teacher
8.
Odysseus was trying to return to
a)
Troy
b)
Sparta
c)
Ithaca
d)
Athens
9.
The cyclop's real name was
a)
Telemachus
b)
Poseidan
c)
Polyphemus
d)
Fred
10.
a long poem that tells about the adventures of a hero
a)
homeric simile
b)
epic
c)
invocation
d)
muse
11.
She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.
a)
Scylla
b)
Charybdis
c)
Penelope
d)
Calypso
12.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into...
a)
goats
b)
pigs
c)
monkeys
d)
bunnies
13.
_______:These creatures look like beautiful women, and their song can make ships crash and men forget their homes.
a)
The Lotus-Eaters
b)
The Sirens
c)
The Six-headed Syclla
d)
The Laestrygonians
14.
Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.
a)
Sailor
b)
Beggar
c)
Suitor
d)
Soldier
15.
To win Penelope's hand, the suitors must string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through...
a)
16 apples
b)
9 of her most valued rings
c)
5 cow hearts
d)
12 ax rings
16.

How does Odysseus blind the cyclops?

a)

Gets him drunk and stabs him.

b)

Throws acid in his eye.

c)

Camera flash.

d)

He doesn't blind him.

17.

Who wrote “The Odyssey?”

a)

Odysseus

b)

Troy

c)

Agamemnon

d)

Homer

18.

The Iliad is mainly focused on what?

a)

Odysseus' journey

b)

The Trojan War

c)

Paris' Options

d)

Zues' life

19.

What started the Trojan War?

a)

Odysseus taking Athena to Ithaca

b)

Hermes fighting Odysseus

c)

Paris taking Helen to Troy

d)

Odysseus blinding the Cyclops

20.

How many years does Odysseus spend on his journey home?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

3

d)

12

21.

The way that Penelope delayed choosing a new husband for so long was by...

a)

pretending to be sick

b)

leaving on a long journey to look for Odysseus

c)

telling the suitors she needed to care for her elderly father

d)

telling the suitors she needed to finish weaving a shroud and then unweaving it every night

22.

Who is Menelaus's brother that led the siege during the Trojan War?

a)

Artemis

b)

Agamemnon

c)

Creon

23.

Who came up with the Wooden Horse Trick?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Menelaus

c)

Prince Paris of Troy

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