WorksheetsBook 1, 2, and 5 review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the narrator ask the Muse to do?
Tell him the story of Odysseus
Sing a song about Odysseus
Tell him the story of Telemachus
Tell him the story of Penelope
Homer starts The Odyssey with a specific type of beginning. In an epic poem, what is this beginning called?
e pluribus unim
deus ex machina
in media res
in media des
What did Odysseus do to Poseidon’s son?
He tricked him into revealing where he hid his gold.
He stabbed him in the eye and blinded him.
He stole Polyphemus' wife.
He stabbed him through the heart and killed him.
What does he think happened to Odysseus?
Odysseus is long dead.
Odysseus has abandoned his family for Calypso
Odysseus is still fighting a war
Odysseus is ruling another kingdom.
Who is Penelope?
Wife of Odysseus
Mother of Telemachus
Weaver of cloth
All
Who is Telemachus?
Son of Odysseus and Penelope
The real son of one of Penelope's suitors
A scared little boy
Athena's boyfriend
What is Penelope’s trick?
Penelope sends a servant out each night disguised as her to seduce one of her suitors.
She unravels her daily weaving every night in order to keep from having to choose a husband.
She sends daily love letters to her suitors making each one think he has a chance.
She eats dinner with them every night, and makes each think they will be her husband.
What is Antinous and the other suitors’ plan?
They will fight each other to the death. Last man standing is her new husband
They will go to Penelope's father and demand he choose her next husband
They will stay in her palace until she grows poor from paying to feed them.
They will sing non-stop until she goes crazy.
Hermes tells Calypso of Odysseus’s destiny. What is it?
It is to wander the earth telling everyone his great stories.
It is to see his family and come back home to his native land.
It is to make a bunch of demi-gods and demi-goddesses with Calypso.
It is to help another king with another war
What reason does Calypso give for the male gods being upset with her?
She is mad because they are taking away her love.
She is mad because she cannot leave the island with Odysseus
She is mad because Zeus didn't come to talk to her in person.
She is mad at the hypocrisy of the MALE gods.
What does Odysseus make with Calypso’s tools?
a raft
a house for Calypso
weapons for his next journey
a really nice jewelry box for Penelope
Who disrupts Odysseus’s journey?
Poseidon
Calypso
Zeus
Hermes
Who helps Odysseus at first in Book 5?
Calypso
Athena
Ino
Penelope
What gift does Odysseus receive in Book 5?
Ino's scarf
Penelope's veil
Calypso's lyre
Athena's helmut
Why can’t he swim ashore? (p. 193)
There seems to be no safe harbor for him swim to.
He keeps being dragged by into the sea.
He is battling a storm
All
Who helps Odysseus as he’s about to be dashed against the rocks of the coast and how is the help given?
Athena; by planting inspiration in his head
Athena; by whispering in his ear
Ino; by blowing the winds away from him
Ino; by whispering in his ear
What god does Odysseus pray to as he swims into the mouth of the river?
Zeus
Athena
Unknown god
Poseidon
Where does Odysseus sleep finally?
under 2 bushes
in a small cave
on the shore
in a hut he made
What is the Greek hospitality?
Xenio
Xenia
Xenias
Xena
