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The Odyssey Parts 1 and 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who keeps Odysseus prisoner for seven years?

a)

Penelope

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Calypso

2.

What makes one forget one's homeland?

a)

Hermes' magical herb

b)

Odysseus's expensive wine

c)

Lotus blossoms

d)

air from a bag of wind

3.

Who punishes those who mistreat guests?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hermes

c)

Athena

d)

Calypso

4.

Why must Odysseus resist killing the Cyclops?

a)

Odysseus still has questions he wants answered

b)

the Cyclops knows too much

c)

the oracle told Odysseus to let the Cyclops live

d)

only the Cyclops can move the door

5.

Why do the other Cyclopes refuse to help the blinded Cyclops?

a)

They don't like him.

b)

They want his land.

c)

He says nobody is hurting him.

d)

Odysseus has bribed them.

6.

The blinded Cyclops is the son of

a)

Helios

b)

Athena

c)

Poseidon

d)

Zeus

7.

Odysseus puts wax in his men's ears to safely pass

a)

Scylla

b)

Charybdis

c)

the sirens

d)

the Laestrygonians

8.

Which of the following is a six-headed monster?

a)

Lampetia

b)

Tiresias

c)

Scylla

d)

Hermes

9.

After a month of storms leaves them hungry, Odysseus' men

a)

build a temple in hopes that the gods will help them

b)

try to kill Odysseus

c)

become cannibals

d)

kill and eat the cattle of Helios

10.

Where is Odysseus sailing from after ten years when his MANY adventures at sea begin?

a)

Ithaca

b)

Troy

c)

The coast of the Cicones

d)

The Land of the Lotus Eaters

11.

Based on Odysseus’ description of himself in the following sentence, what can we tell about his character/personality?


“I am Laertes’ son, Odysseus. Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky’s rim.”

a)

He is humble.

b)

He is famous.

c)

He is shy.

d)

He is prideful.

12.
What critical mistake does Odysseus make while boasting to Polyphemus
a)
give his real name
b)
the Cyclops is close enough to throw boulders at ship
c)
steals his sheep
d)
angers Zeus with his bragging
13.
The climax of Part I would be:
a)
The lotus eaters giving the men Lotus
b)
injuring Polyphemus
c)
attack of the Cicones
d)
the Cyclop throwing boulders at their ship
14.

Who is Odysseus's father?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Apollo

c)

Laertes

d)

Homer

15.

Into what animal does Circe turn Odysseus's men?

a)

Dogs

b)

Swine

c)

Cows

d)

Rats

16.

Who is the sun god?

a)

Hermes

b)

Poseidon

c)

Odysseus

d)

Helios