WorksheetsThe Odyssey Test Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
1. The Cyclops' cave mentioned in line 9 is an epic setting because it is
a beautiful, hidden location
home to a fantastic, archetypal creature
an imaginary but believable place
Which statement best summarizes the escape plan for Odysseus and his men?
They beg Poseidon to make the Cyclops free them..
They hide in the rams’ wool and let the rams
carry them past the Cyclops.
They roll boulders down a hill to distract the Cyclops, and then run.
The quality of an epic hero Odysseus displays when coming up with a plan to escape is...
courage
strength
honesty
cleverness/
craftiness
What conflict develops between Odysseus and his men as they were escaping the Cyclops' island?
Odysseus continued to taunt the Cyclops, despite his men begging him to stop
The men wanted to steal the Cyclops' sheep, but Odysseus did not
They disagreed on who should be in front of the boat
They were frustrated about losing their men and blamed Odysseus
Circe and Calypso represent which archetype?
(a)
What was Odysseus doing, when we first met him?
Fill in the blanks: Elpenor fell off the roof at ---- cave. He saw Odysseus in the ---. He asked Odysseus to get his body, in order to give him a ---.
Which god/goddess sent Hermes to Calypso’s cave
Aphrodite
Athena
Zeus
Poseidon
Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the Sirens will
jump off of the boat
obey Odysseus
think of their wives
crash on the rocks
Odysseus prevents his men from being lured by the Sirens’ song by telling them to put --- in their ears.
(a)
Scylla is a ---. Charybdis is a ---.
siren, cyclops
6 headed monster, whirlpool
siren, whirlpool
whirlpool, 6 headed monster
DRAW A LOTUS
What happened to people who ate the lotus, in the land of the lotus eaters?
They died
They didn't want to go home
They laughed uncontrollably
They thought they had superpowers
Who did Odysseus originally avoid, when he went to the underworld?
Persephone
Telemus
Elpenor
his mom
Why did Odysseus pledge a sacrifice to 'Pale Persephone'?
She was killed in Troy.
She's the goddess of the underworld.
They were related.
He wanted to please Zeus.
"...and rammed it deep in his eye crater, and leaned on it as a shipwright turns a drill in planking." is an example of what literary device?
Archetype - Epic Hero
Epic Simile
Allusion
Epithet
"Oh hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands..." is an example of what literary device?
Epithet
Allusion
Epic Simile
Archetype - Loyal Servant
