WorksheetsThe Odyssey Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the opening verses, Homer asks the muse of epic poetry to help tell whose story?
Zeus
Poseidon
Homer
Odysseus
MOST of Part 1 of The Odyssey is classified as what type of literary technique?
a Parable
a Flashback
a Prediction
a Fable
Where is Odysseus sailing from after ten years when his MANY adventures at sea begin?
Ithaca
Troy
The coast of the Cicones
The Land of the Lotus Eaters
Who is Odysseus's wife?
Aphrodite
Athena
Calypso
Penelope
How long does the Trojan War last?
20 years
10 days
10 years
20 days
What does Calypso indicate will happen if Odysseus stays on her island?
Odysseus will become immortal
Calypso will give him great riches
Calypso will turn him into a pig
His wife will join him there
How does Odysseus try to talk Calypso out of leaving him?
What personality trait does Odysseus display when he insists on visiting the Cyclops’ cave?
Courage
Cunning
Humility
Curiosity
How does Odysseus escape from the Cyclops’ cave?
by hiding under a sheep’s belly as the sheep goes out to pasture
by chiseling his way through the boulder while the Cyclops is drunk
by moving the boulder himself and leaving the cave while the Cyclops is sleeping
by killing the Cyclops and calling for help from the gods to let him out of the cave
Who were the two women who detained (trapped) Odysseus?
Calypso and Circe
Calypso and Athena
Athena and Circe
Penelope and Calypso
Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the Sirens will
obey Odysseus
think of their wives
crash on the rocks
turn into pigs
How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song?
He has his men tie him to the mast
He puts beeswax in his ears
He shouts to block their song
He asks Crice for a potion
Odysseus chooses not to tell his men the truth about Scylla and Charybdis because he
fears that his men with change course
knows that his men will panic and stop rowing
hopes that Zeus will appear and save his men
worries that his men will think he is lying
By telling Polyphemus his true name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of
cowardice
gluttony
pride
envy
What does Tiresias predict will happen if Odysseus raids the herds of Helios?
he will have to stay there for one year
he will lose his crew and his ship
his son will die
he will return home safely
