WorksheetsOdysseus the Character
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where is Odysseus' homeland?
Ithaca
Cephalonia
Troy
Scheria
Who does Odysseus voluntarily choose to stay with as a lover, for a time, on his Odyssey?
Io
Calypso
Circe
Aeolus
Where does Odysseus lose the most of his men?
Laestrygonian island
Thrinacie
Island of the Lotus eaters
Ismarus
What was Odysseus greatest martial skill at troy? aside from his cunning
Endurance
Running
Swordplay
Archery
What does Odysseus do to his men who eat the fruit of the lotus?
Kill them
Drag them back on the ship
Leave them to die
Give them a stern talking to about the perils of the lotus
When he washes up on Phaeacia which goddess does he compare Nausicaa to?
Artemis
Aphrodite
Demeter
Hera
How many days does he spend feasting at Aeolus' home?
1
180
12
30
Odysseus attempts to test his own father for his loyalty?
False
True
Odysseus promises what to Philoetius and Eumaeus for helping him with the suitors?
To give them gifts and send them out into the world
To treat them as his sons and honour them
To a share of spoils of the suitor's estates
The opportunity for revenge and battle alone
Odysseus is constantly compared to which ancient king?
Pelops
Nestor
Minos
Agamemnon
