WorksheetsThe Odyssey Books 1 & 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
What city does Odysseus come from?
Troy
Mount Olympus
Ithaca
Boston
Who orders Odysseus to fight in the Trojan War?
King Agamemnon
Athena
Polyphemus
Circe
What does Athena tell Odysseus to build?
a new ship
a go cart
a wall
A Wooden Horse
Odysseus and his men rescue Queen ________.
Athena
Penelope
Helen
Elizabeth
Who is the God of the Sea?
Poseidon
Zeus
Aeolus
Hermes
What flower did the islanders feed to the men?
roses
daisies
lotus
tulip
What magical power did the lotus flowers have?
made men tired
made men hungry
made men grow beards
made men forget their memories
Why did Odysseus and his men wait inside the cave?
Odysseus was curious to see who lived there.
Odysseus was angry.
The men wanted to hang out.
Odysseus was hurt.
What did the cyclops put at the mouth of the cave to keep his animals inside for the night?
a man
a fire
a boulder
a goat
What happened to the cyclop's eye?
It was itchy
Odysseus and his men blinded the giant with a sizzling hot stake
it fell out
nothing
The cyclop's name is (a)
What animal did Odysseus use to escape from the cyclop's cave?
sheep
dog
lamb
goat
How many animals did Odysseus tie together?
1
2
3
4
What did Odysseus say his name was before he escaped from the cave?
Polyphemus
Zeus
Odysseus
No One
What did Polyphemus do after Odysseus and his men escaped?
Put a curse on Odysseus
fell asleep
ate
begged Odysseus to never return
Who is the wind god?
Hermes
Aeolus
Zeus
Hades
How did Aeolus help Odysseus?
He gave him a new ship
He put all the world's wind into a sack
He gave Odysseus a bag of treasure
He gave Odysseus special powers
Who opened the sack of wind?
Polyphemus
Aeolus
Odysseus
Odysseus' greedy men
What word describes the cannibal giants?
curious
generous
kind
bloodthirsty
What animal did Odysseus hunt and bring back for his men to eat?
stag
rabbit
sheep
goat
Odysseus' most trusted comrade was____.
Aeolus
Eurylochus
Telemachus
Hades
What did the witch turn Odysseus' men into?
(a)
Odysseus showed this character trait when he taunted Polyphemus.
kindness
curiosity
foolishness
dishonesty
Odysseus showed this character trait when he went to save his men from the witch's palace.
responsibility
honesty
evil
greed
Odysseus showed this character trait when he ate the moly.
honesty and curiosity
hunger and greed
strength and courage
anger and despair
