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WorksheetsOdyssey book 8
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why have Phaeacian citizens gathered in the assembly place?
a)
Athena gathered them
b)
It was their assembly day
c)
They wanted to hear about the godlike stranger
d)
Alcinous gathered them
2.
What does Alcinous prepare for Odysseus following the assembly meeting?
a)
52 presents from Phaeacian nobles
b)
A well-oared ship
c)
A crew of 52 oarsmen
d)
A black ship
3.
What was the theme of the song that first made Odysseus weep in book 8?
a)
The failed nostos of Agamemnon
b)
Quarrel of Odysseus and Achilles
c)
The Trojan Horse
d)
The affair of Ares and Aphrodite
4.
Who wanted to challenge Odysseus to compete?
a)
Arete
b)
Euryalus
c)
Laodamas
d)
Alcinous
5.
Who compares Odysseus to "a skipper of a merchant crew"?
a)
Laodamas
b)
Arete
c)
Euryalus
d)
Alcinous
6.
Who said: 'Only a fool or a nonentity would challenge the friend who is entertaining him'?
a)
Odysseus
b)
Alcinous
c)
Euryalus
d)
Athena
7.
What does Odysseus say about Euryalus?
a)
"no athlete"
b)
"short of brains"
c)
"speaks unfalteringly"
d)
Possesses "winning modesty"
8.
Why is Alcinous keen to apologise?
a)
He knows Euryalus will not apologise
b)
He worries about the reputation of the Phaeacians
c)
He is worried that Odysseus might start attacking them
d)
He is scared of the gods' omen
9.
What is the second song sung by Demodocus in book 8?
a)
The affair of Ares and Aphrodite
b)
Quarrel of Odysseus and Achilles
c)
The Trojan Horse
d)
The failed nostos of Agamemnon
10.
Which god equates to Odysseus in the song about Ares and Aphrodite?
a)
Ares
b)
Poseidon
c)
Apollo
d)
Hephaestus
11.
What characteristic connects Hephaestus and Odysseus?
a)
Cunning
b)
Patience
c)
Anger
d)
Strength
12.
What bonus 'geras' does Odysseus get and from whom?
a)
A bronze shield from Laodamas
b)
A bronze sword from Laodamas
c)
A bronze shield from Euryalus
d)
A bronze sword from Euryalus
13.
Whom does Odysseus claim "gave [him] back [his] life"?
a)
Arete
b)
Nausicaa
c)
Laodamas
d)
Alcinous gathered them
14.
What was the theme of the song that last made Odysseus weep in book 8?
a)
The failed nostos of Agamemnon
b)
Quarrel of Odysseus and Achilles
c)
The Trojan Horse
d)
The affair of Ares and Aphrodite
15.
To what is Odysseus compared in the extended simile towards the end of book 8?
a)
Widow of a fallen warrior
b)
A beloved husband fallen in defence of his city
c)
A man who recently emerged from a long illness
d)
A child of a man recently recovered from a long illness
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