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WorksheetsThe Odyssey Part 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
If you were to greet a friend’s idea with incredulity, which of the following would you be most likely to say?
No Way!
Brilliant!
Hand it over!
Let's go!
Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of deceived?
Irene eagerly approached the mailbox in hopes that her package had arrived.
Gabriella did not see her house from the ship’s observation deck because the sky was too cloudy.
Henry greatly exaggerated his work experience when he applied for a job at the café.
Julian broke his new glasses and had to use his older pair for a week.
What is one meaning of the Latin root -sim-?
sit
seem
stand
sound
The substitute teacher tried to coax the unruly students into some semblance of order before the principal arrived. Based on your understanding of the Latin root -sem-, choose the best definition of the underlined word.
interpretation
logical formation
disintegration
outward appearance
In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2, what does Odysseus order Telemachus to do when Odysseus gives him a signal?
string Odyssues' great bow
reveal Odysseus’ identity to Penelope
leave Ithaca and set sail for Pylos
remove armor and weapons from the hall
What happens in the episode involving Odysseus’ dog, Argus, in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 2?
When Argus hears Odysseus’ voice after 20 years, he recognizes Odysseus.
Argus no longer recognizes Odysseus even though Odysseus trained him as a puppy
Odysseus asks Eumaeus to take care of Argus because Argus has been abandoned.
When Odysseus sees that Argus has been abandoned, he weeps openly and loudly.
Which of these character traits does Penelope embody in the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 2?
stubbornness and fear
cleverness and loyalty
indecision and panic
weakness and longing
Which attitude or talent most clearly helps Odysseus triumph in the bow-and-arrow challenge in the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 2?
his pride in his heritage
his love for Penelope
his great skill at archery
his loyalty to the gods
Why does Penelope test Odysseus toward the end of the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 2?
She wants to know if he is truly her husband.
She wants him to demonstrate to the people that he is really their king.
She wants to see if he is still as intelligent as he was in his youth.
She wants to know more details about the Trojan War.
In The Odyssey, Part 2, why does Telemachus most fear that Odysseus cannot succeed against the suitors?
Odysseus does not have good weapons.
The suitors are clever and daring.
Odysseus has grown old.
There are far too many suitors.
Which of these excerpts from the selection from The Odyssey, Part 2, best supports the answer to the last question?
"You must think hard if you would conjure up/the fighting strength to take us through."
"The time has come: tell him how you together/will bring doom on the suitor..."
"How can two men/do battle with a houseful in their prime?"
"I came/to this wild place, directed by Athena/ so that we might lay plans to kill our enemies."
What is Penelope explaining to Odysseus when she says, "I armed myself long ago against the frauds of men, impostors who might come-and all those many whose underhanded ways bring evil on!"
why she chose to let him sleep alone
why she felt the need to test him
why she remained faithful to him
why she let the suitors into her home
What is the following simile comparing Odysseus to? "But the man skilled in all ways of contending, satisfied by the great bow's look and heft, like a musician, like a harper...Odysseus in one motion strung the bow."
Odysseus to an archer
Odysseus to a musician
a bow string to sweet music
a musician to a harper
Which of the following phrases from the passage best illustrates the answer to the last question?
in one motion strung the bow
like a musician, like a harper
the great bow’s look and heft
so effortlessly
Which of the following sentences features inverted word order?
Clear and aqua was the sea.
The sun shone harshly on the village.
Dolphins splashed beside our ship.
In April we visited Greece.
In this inverted sentence, which word is not in normal order? "Silently stood the sentry, guarding the ancient tomb."
ancient
tomb
stood
guarding
Which episode from the excerpts from The Odyssey, Parts 1 and 2, is the main focus of the excerpt from The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel?
"The Land of the Dead"
"The Suitors"
"The Challenge"
"The Lotus-Eaters"
In the excerpt from The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel, the author uses a splash as a way to emphasize an important part of the story. Which text from the excerpts of The Odyssey, Parts 1 and 2, does the author adapt and present in the splash?
Odysseus performing a sacrifice of a black lamb to call forth the spirits of the dead
Odysseus encountering the spirit of his mother in the Land of the Dead
Elpenor’s explanation of how he arrived in the Land of the Dead before Odysseus
Tiresias’ advice to Odysseus and prophecy about the cattle of Helios
