WorksheetsThe Odyssey Part I (pages 472-481)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Odysseus
Telemachus
William Shakespeare
Homer
A muse is a(n) _____________ person.
inspiring
annoying
strong
dead
What problem is foreshadowed in the prologue?
Odysseus will die.
All of Odysseus' men will die.
Odysseus will never get home
Odysseus will stay with Calypso forever.
Odysseus defeated the Trojans, but it took him (a) years to defeat them before he could start his journey home.
Where is Odysseus' first stop after leaving Troy?
Calypso
Ismaros
Ithaca
Phaeacia
___ men were killed at Ismaros because they were ____
144 because they were attacked by cyclopes who were angry that they stole their sheep and cheese.
144 because they were drunk and mutinous which allowed the Cicones to get help to attack them.
12 because they were drunk and mutinous which allowed the Cicones to get help to attack them.
12 because they were attacked by cyclopes who were angry that they stole their sheep and cheese.
Infer why Odysseus does not take all of his men to explore the Land of the Lotus Eaters after what happened at Ismaros.
He learned from his mistakes.
He wanted his men to rest.
He was prideful and didn't care.
He thought it couldn't happen again.
True or False: The Lotus Eaters mean no harm to Odysseus' men.
True
False
Odysseus has to tie his three men to their ship benches in The Lotus Eaters adventure because _______.
They were stealing too much food.
They were almost killed.
They wanted to stay forever.
They were drunk.
Cyclopes live in a (a) .
How many men does Odysseus bring with him to the Cyclopes adventure and how are they described? Choose TWO answers.
6
12
144
best men
biggest men
