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The Odyssey - Part 1 (o) [HR. 2]

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Trojan War began when ​​ (a)   , goddess of discord, gave ​ (b)   a golden ​ (c)   . He took​ (d)   away from the King of ​ (e)   and home in Troy, and the Greeks launched 1,000 ships to get her back!

Choose from the below words
Eris
Paris
apple
Helen
Sparta
Athena
Troy
ring
Persephone
Hades
2.

Match the following

a)

Guile

1.

trickery

b)

Hubris

2.

pride

c)

Xenia

3.

hospitality

d)

Rhapsode

4.

storyteller

e)

Ilium

5.

Troy

3.

Match each to their involvement in Part 1

a)

Athena

1.

provides an olive tree

b)

Circe

2.

warns Odysseus of the Sirens

c)

Zeus

3.

makes Odysseus sleepy on the island of the sun god

d)

Tiresias

4.

predicts trouble awaiting Odysseus at home

e)

Eurylochus

5.

ties Odysseus to the ship's mast

4.

Odysseus loses many men in battle with ​ (a)   . Next, (b)   eaters make them lose motivation. Later, they trick (c)   with a fake ​ (d)   which kept the giant from recognizing the (e)   !

Choose from the below words
the Cicones
flower
Polyphemus
name
prophecy
Sirens
cattle
Scylla
spear
ship
5.

Match the following

a)

Poseidon

1.

father of Polyphemus

b)

Odysseus

2.

son of Laertes

c)

Zeus

3.

son of Cronus

d)

Anticlea

4.

mother of Odysseus

e)

Erebus

5.

region between life & death

6.

Cyclops prays to his father to curse Odysseus.

Which one is NOT mentioned in his prayer?

a)

grant that Odysseus never see his home

b)

meet his mother in The Underworld

c)

make his trip home a long one

d)

let him lose all of his companions

e)

make him find bitter days at home

7.

What literary term is present here?

"When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose touched the world, I roused the men..."

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

simile

d)

pun

e)

foreshadowing

8.

What gift did King Aeolus give Odysseus?

a)

a telescope

b)

a sailor's map

c)

a bag of wind

d)

a gold goblet

e)

the answer to a riddle

9.

Match the following

a)

Laestrygonians

1.

cannibals

b)

Perimedes

2.

shipmate

c)

Elpenor

3.

ghost of a former shipmate

d)

Persephone

4.

goddess of the Underworld

e)

Hades

5.

god of the Underworld

10.

Drag each label onto its proper spot on the image.

11.

What leads Odysseus's men to break the rule on Helios's island?

a)

a prophecy

b)

starvation

c)

homesickness

d)

temptation from a goddess

e)

Circe's spell

12.

Which of these demonstrate Odysseus's guile?

*Choose ALL correct answers.

a)

sharpening the olive tree

b)

taunting the Cyclops from his ship

c)

using a fake name

d)

filling his men's ears with wax

e)

waiting in the empty cave for the Cyclops

13.

King Aeolus celebrated when Odysseus and his men were blown back to his island; he believed this to be a sign that the gods were on his side.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What does Elpenor ask Odysseus to do?

a)

communicate with his wife

b)

speak to Tiresias

c)

open the king's gift

d)

build a burial site

15.

Tiresias says ​ (a)   lies ahead for Odysseus, and he warns him to avoid the ​ (b)   on the island. Tiresias also tells Odysseus to defeat the (c)   at his house then stick ​ (d)   in the ground and make an offering to ​ (e)   before dying.

Choose from the below words
anguish
kine
suitors
an oar
Poseidon
glory
swine
sheep herders
the hull of his ship
Zeus
16.

Eurylochus says, "...famine is the most pitiful, the worst end that a man can come to." Which TWO pieces of evidence does he use to justify his actions regarding Helios's herd?

a)

"Slipping away, I struck across the island to a sheltered spot, out of the driving gale."

b)

"Comrades...

You've gone through everything; listen to what I say."

c)

"...we'll cut out the noblest of these cattle for sacrifice to the gods who own the sky..."

d)

"...we'll build a costly temple and adorn it with every beauty for the Lord of Noon."

e)

"...and when the bones were burnt and tripes shared, they spitted the carved meat."

17.

Although Odysseus and his men enraged Helios and Zeus, the sailors still feasted on the cattle.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Zeus uses ​ (a)   to cause a shipwreck! ​ Odysseus clings to​ (b)   and waits for ​ (c)   to return the ship to the surface. ​ (d)   actually helps to keep Odysseus hidden from danger this time, and he lands on ​ (e)   island.

Choose from the below words
lightning
a fig tree
Charybdis
Zeus
Calypso's
his trident
an olive branch
Scylla
Athena
Hermes's
19.

Tiresias says, "...turn back and carry out pure hecatombs at home to all wide heaven's lords..."

Which could best replace the underlined section?

a)

beeswax

b)

offerings

c)

celebrations

d)

apologies

20.

Odysseus says, "...I saw smoke and white water, with sound of waves in tumult -

a sound the men heard, and it terrified them."

Which best defines this term?

a)

a joyous sound

b)

a hushed voice

c)

an unpleasant noise

d)

a terrifying scream

21.

Odysseus shouts, "Heads up, lads! ...hit these breaking seas...keep her out of the combers and the smoke..."

Which would best replace this section?

a)

large waves that break and ocean spray

b)

thick beach reeds and black mosses

c)

prickly pinecones and smog

d)

shallow waters and pollution

22.

Odysseus says "...when she swallowed the sea water down we saw the funnel of the maelstrom..."

Which would best replace this word?

a)

canvas sail

b)

ship's mast

c)

sea monster

d)

whirlpool

23.

Drag the names onto their images.

24.

Why does Odysseus blind instead of kill the Cyclops?

a)

He lacks the physical strength to kill giant.

b)

His heart is moved by the compassion for the foolish Cyclops.

c)

he and his men need Cyclops to move a stone.

d)

His men convince him that Poseidon will curse them.

25.

Which section causes the greatest number of men to be lost/killed?

a)

"The Sirens"

b)

"The Cyclops"

c)

"The Lotus-Eaters"

d)

"The Cattle of the Sun God"

26.

(PART A) Throughout Part 1, Odysseus tempts fate by behaving recklessly. What is the reaction of his men?

a)

They laugh at his hotheaded behavior.

b)

They trust his ability to to make wise decisions.

c)

They welcome his risk-taking actions.

d)

They try to discourage his rashness.

27.

(PART B) Which of these lines from "The Cyclops" best supports the answer to PART A?

a)

"...I wished to see the cave man, what he had to offer - no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends."

b)

"Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike deep in the embers, charring it again, and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up: no quitting now!"

c)

"Godsake, Captain! Why bait the beast again? Let him alone!"

d)

"...But Zeus disdained my offering; destruction for my skips he had in store and death for those who sailed them, my companions."

28.

(PART A) As they travel through the land of the Sirens, how do Odysseus's men avoid falling under their spell?

a)

They are tied up.

b)

Their ears are plugged.

c)

They keep their eyes on the water.

d)

They block out all sounds except Odysseus' voice.

29.

(PART B) Which one from "The Sirens" best supports your answer to PART A?

a)

"...Sirens weaving a haunting song over the sea we are to shun, she said... she urged that I alone should listen to their song"

b)

"...you are to tie me up, tight as a splint...lashed to the mast..."

c)

"The lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water made me crave to listen..."

d)

"...my faithful company rested on their oars now, peeling off the wax that I had laid thick on their ears; then set me free."

30.

If fathom is a measurement of depth, what does fathomless mean?

a)

to have no measurement tools

b)

to have a measure of width

c)

to be too deep to measure

d)

to be of average depth