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WorksheetsReview The Odyssey Part 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
When Odysseus goes into the Cyclops's cave, who does he take with him?
No one
His best friends
His 12 best men
His whole crew
Why does Odysseus blind the cyclops instead of killing him?
he doesn't want to anger Poseidon
he needs him to move the stone in front of the door
he doesn't have the strength to kill him
he wants Polyphemus, the cylcops, to suffer
Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus by....
inching along the wall to the door
waiting for him to leave to tend his sheep
hiding under the sheep as they pass out of the cave
tricking Polyphemus into helping them
An epic is a narrative or poetic literary work that tells of the adventures of a legendary hero.
True
False
What does the word "stoke" mean in the following sentence:
When he came/ he had a load on his shoulder/ to stoke his fire at suppertime.
to fuel
to thrill
to encourage
Which definition best fits the word "mustered" as used in the sentence....
With luck and hard work, he mustered enough votes to win the election.
registered
cast
gathered
explored
Which definition best fits the word "breach" in the following sentence:
The field mice came through a breach in the foundation wall.
doorway
window
pipe
opening
Which definition best fits the word "hale" in the following sentence:
The redheaded man seemed very hale and hearty.
tall
sound
talkative
unhealthy
Which definition best fits the word formidable in the following sentence:
Michael had become a formidable tennis player.
inspiring awe and wonder
lucky
champion
disgusting
Which definition best fits the word "prodigious" in the following sentence:
Samuel has a prodigious amount of homework this weekend.
insignificant
imaginary
enormous
unexplained
Odysseus ventures into the Cyclops's cave without knowing what was inside or about anything on the island. In doing this, he could be described as....
