WorksheetsThe Odyssey Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Odysseus' home is on
(a)
What does Calypso indicate will happen if Odysseus stays on her island in Book 5?
His wife will join him there.
Calypso will turn him into a pig.
Calypso will give him great riches.
Odysseus will become immortal.
Odysseus leaves Calypso's island after she helps him...
build a raft
find supplies
draw a map
collect firewood
Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the Sirens will
turn into pigs
crash on the rocks
think of their wives
obey Odysseus
Odysseus chooses not to tell his men the truth about Scylla and Charybdis because he...
worries that his men will think he is lying
hopes that Zeus will appear and save his men
knows that his men will panic and stop rowing
fears that his men will change course
How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song in Book 12?
He has his men tie him to the mast.
He puts beeswax in his ears.
He shouts to block their song.
He asks Circe for a potion.
How many men does Scylla kill?
(a)
In the Underworld, who tells Odysseus about his future?
Terrance
Tiresias
Theresa
Telemachus
Which sentence best summarizes the reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus in Book 16?
Telemachus is at first suspicious that the gods are tricking him and then overjoyed that his father has returned.
Odysseus disguises himself as a beggar, and then he is outraged that Telemachus does not recognize his own father.
Telemachus is bitter toward Odysseus because of the pain and suffering he endured as a boy growing up without a father.
Telemachus thinks of the swineherd as his father and does not want to accept Odysseus back into his life.
Who first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca when he returns?
Telemachus
Eumaeus
Penelope
Athena
The life and death of Argos the dog in Book 17 shows the reader the theme of...
monsters
heroism
loyalty
youth
Penelope shows her true feelings for Odysseus by
devising a simple archery contest for the suitors
recognizing Odysseus through his disguise
arguing for the beggar's right to shoot
weeping over Odysseus' bow
Penelope doubts Odysseus' identity so she...
helps a suitor string and shoot the bow
asks Athena to prove that he is Odysseus
has him tell a secret that only they know
tells her servant to lock Odysseus in a room
Which god/goddess seems to help Odysseus the most in Part 1?
Apollo
Poseidon
Athena
Circe
Which god/goddess seems to help Odysseus the most in Part 2?
Apollo
Poseidon
Athena
Circe
Part 1 of the Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus’...
Suffering at the hands of god/goddesses that dislike him
Working hard to win the Trojan War
Winning back his home and family with cunning, smart decisions
Discovering new islands on his way home
Part 2 of the Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus’...
Suffering at the hands of god/goddesses that dislike him
Working hard to win the Trojan War
Winning back his home and family with cunning, smart decisions
Discovering new islands on his way home
Which of the following is an example of an EPIC SIMILE?
"as I sent them on toward Scylla, I/told them nothing"
"all the sea was like a cauldron / seething over intense fire"
"when she swallowed the sea water down / we saw the funnel"
"our eyes / were fixed upon that yawning mouth in fear"
