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The Odyssey

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Odyssey begins at the end of
a)
The Trojan War
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Greek War
d)

The Revolutionary 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.
She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.
a)
Scylla
b)
Charybdis
c)
Penelope
d)
Calypso
11.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into...
a)
goats
b)
pigs
c)
monkeys
d)
bunnies
12.
_______: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
13.
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
14.

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.

15.

Who doesn't put beeswax in their ears with the sirens?

a)

All of the men

b)

Zeus

c)

Odysseus

d)

The sirens

16.

Who is the Cyclops’s father?

a)

Zeus

b)

Odysseus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Cronus

17.

What is Odysseus’s main goal throughout the story?

a)

To defeat the Trojans

b)

To marry Helen

c)

To get revenge on Hera

d)

To get home

18.

What idea does Odysseus come up with that ultimately ends the Trojan war?

a)

Building a wall around Troy

b)

getting Apollo involved

c)

creating a Giant wooden horse

d)

Building an invincible ship

19.

Who does Odysseus NOT see at the Land of the Dead

a)

His crew member

b)

His wife

c)

His mom

d)

A blind prophet

20.

What does Tiresias tell Odysseus to avoid?

a)

Sailing West of the island

b)

Communicating with Poseidon

c)

Meeting with Calypso

d)

Killing Helios’s cattle

21.

What does king Aeolus give to Odysseus and his crew?

a)

A bag of wind

b)

A map

c)

A golden compass

d)

A sword made by Hephaestus

22.

How are the Laestragonians described?

a)

As friendly earth dwellers

b)

As barbaric cannibals

c)

As beautiful nymph women

d)

As brave but friendly warriors

23.

Who is Athena?

a)

Goddess of the moon.

b)

Goddess of wisdom and war.

c)

Goddess of food and drink.

d)

Goddess of humor.

24.

Who is Odysseus?

a)

A monster.

b)

God of wine.

c)

God of the sun.

d)

A soldier and king of Ithaca.

25.

Who is Odysseus's son?

a)

Antinous

b)

Alcinous

c)

Telemachus

d)

Teletubby

26.

Who is Odysseus's wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Patricia

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Persephone

27.

The messenger god is...

a)

Cupid

b)

Eros

c)

Hermes

d)

Apollo

28.

How does Penelope know Odysseus is truly her husband?

a)

He shaves his beard.

b)

He has a familiar tattoo.

c)

He knows about a secret door.

d)

He knows the bed cannot be moved.

29.
Some of the main values of the ancient Greeks include... 
a)
home/family
b)
faithfulness and loyalty
c)
hospitality
d)
all of the above
30.
On the Island of the Cyclops, Odysseus goes by what name to trick the Cyclops?
What causes him to tell him his real name as he leaves the island? 
a)
1. Nobody
2. Odysseus' pride 
b)
1. King of Ithaca
2. A Dare
c)
1. The Odd Guy 
2. Odysseus' humility
d)
1. Nothing
2. He doesn't. 
31.
Odysseus is telling the story of his journey to someone who ultimately helps him return home.  Who is this? 
a)
King Alcinous, King of Phaeacia 
b)
King of Village Green 
c)
Telemachus 
d)
Scylla
32.
How long is Odysseus' journey?
a)
20 years
b)
50 years
c)
10 years
d)
5 years 
33.
What is another term for The Hero's Journey?
a)
monomyth
b)
archetype
c)
extended metaphor
d)
allusion
34.

Odysseus is sent from Circe's island to the Land of the Dead to speak with Tiresias who is a _______

a)

Odysseus' childhood friend

b)

deceased dog

c)

fallen solidier

d)

blind prophet

35.
_______: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
36.
Penelope fools the suitors by weaving a _____ and unweaving it every night.
a)
Scarf
b)
Sweater
c)
Shroud
d)
A baby blanket
37.
The adventures of the hero; a series of separate events/stories of a hero as he travels from one challenge to another
a)
Hero's Journey
b)
Epic Poem
c)
Epic Hero
d)
Epic Simile
38.

What do Odysseus's men do with the bag of wind from Aeolus?

a)

Open it

b)

Leave it alone

c)

Throw it off the ship

d)

Trade it for food

39.

He owned the sacred oxen in the Island of the Sun.

a)

Hermes

b)

Poseidon

c)

Ares

d)

Helios

40.

How did Euricleia recognize Odysseus even if he was disguised as a beggar?

a)

skills in archery

b)

his voice

c)

scar on his leg

d)

His secret was revealed.

41.

Two men who survived death in the great hall

a)

Phemios

and

Medon

b)

Elpenor

and

Eurylokhos

c)

Antinoos

and

Eurymakhos

d)

Alkinoos

and

Aiolos

42.

Two men who die on Odysseus' journey home

a)

Phemios

and

Medon

b)

Elpenor

and

Eurylokhos

c)

Antinoos

and

Eurymakhos

d)

Alkinoos

and

Aiolos

43.

Two men who offer Odysseus hospitality and try to aid him in getting home

a)

Phemios

and

Medon

b)

Elpenor

and

Eurylokhos

c)

Antinoos

and

Eurymakhos

d)

Alkinoos

and

Aiolos

44.

Two men who die first in the slaughter in the great hall

a)

Phemios

and

Medon

b)

Elpenor

and

Eurylokhos

c)

Antinoos

and

Eurymakhos

d)

Alkinoos

and

Aiolos

45.

The first suitor Telemachus kills

a)

Agelaos

b)

Melanthios

c)

Amphinomos

d)

Euryades

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