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Mid Term Review Vocab

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Odyssey tells the story of Odyssey's long journey home after the Trojan War and what happens to him and his men on the way home.
They are trying to get home to... 
a)
Troy 
b)
Ithaca
c)
VGV
d)
Italy 
2.
Penelope staying true to her husband and not marrying
any of the suitors
symbolizes the value(s) of...
a)
loyalty and true love.
b)
her patience. 
c)
how clueless she is.
d)
honesty.
3.

On the Island of the Cyclops, Odysseus goes by what name to trick the Cyclopes?
What causes him to tell him his real name as he leaves the island? 

a)
1. Nobody
2. Odysseus' pride 
b)
1. King of Ithaca
2. A Dare
c)
1. The Odd Guy 
2. Odysseus' humility
d)
1. Nothing
2. He doesn't. 
4.

Took goods by force. Looted.

a)

mammoth

b)

plundered

c)

dispatched

d)

squall

5.

A sudden violent storm.

a)

assuage

b)

dispatched

c)

titanic

d)

squall

6.

Finished; completed.

a)

dispatched

b)

assuage

c)

mammoth

d)

plundered

7.
Who wrote The Odyssey? 
a)
Homer 
b)
Some dead guy 
c)
Odysseus 
d)
Nobody Knows 
8.
The Lotus Eaters enticed the men to
a)
fight
b)
stay in their land
c)
turn into pigs
d)
mutiny against Odysseus
9.

Who is Odysseus's son?

a)

Antinous

b)

Alcinous

c)

Telemachus

d)

Teletubby

10.

Odysseus angers the god of the sea who is named...

a)

Percy Jackson

b)

Peter Parker

c)

Poseidon

d)

Persephone

11.

What is Odysseus’s main goal throughout the story?

a)

To defeat the Trojans

b)

To marry Helen

c)

To get revenge on Hera

d)

To get home

12.

What does king Aeolus give to Odysseus and his crew?

a)

A bag of wind

b)

A map

c)

A golden compass

d)

A sword made by Hephaestus

13.

How long was Odysseus away from home?

a)

20 years

b)

10 years

c)

15 years

14.

What did Odysseus do to all men who are trying to marry his wife?

a)

He asks them to leave

b)

He gives them presents

c)

He kills them all

15.
Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.
a)
Sailor
b)
Beggar
c)
Suitor
d)
Soldier
16.
Odysseus is telling the story of his journey to someone who ultimately helps him return home.  Who is this? 
a)
King Alcinous, King of Phaeacia 
b)
King of Village Green 
c)
Telemachus 
d)
Scylla
17.
What makes Athena an important character in the story? 
a)
"Hero to Soldiers", she helps those in battle and helps Odysseus get home
b)
She is Odysseus' friend and decides to be helpful sometimes. 
c)
She hates her uncle, so Odysseus likes her. 
d)
Warrior gods rock!
18.
What was Odysseus' transformation?
a)
Beginning: Not a smart person 
End: Intelligent 
b)
Beginning: cocky, arrogant, overly proud leader
End: learns humility, becomes humble
c)
Beginning: weak and manipulative leader 
End: stronger and quieter
d)
Beginning: happy to see his family 
End: Misses his family 
19.

What war did Odysseus leave home to fight?

a)

The Greek war

b)

The Trojan war

c)

The World war

d)

The Athenian war

20.
The Cyclops is the son of...
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Poseidon
21.
The Lotus Eaters enticed the men to
a)
fight
b)
stay in their land
c)
turn into pigs
d)
mutiny against Odysseus
22.
How do the men escape?
a)
They sneak out at night, while he sleeps.
b)
They hide under his flock as they go out in the morning.
c)
They work together to move the slab.
d)
None of these.
23.
Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.
a)
Sailor
b)
Beggar
c)
Suitor
d)
Soldier
24.

hubris

a)

humility

b)

respect

c)

modesty

d)

excessive pride

25.

If something is "dangerous or unsafe" it is...

a)

harmless

b)

calm

c)

treacherous

d)

steady

26.

ruefully

a)

remorsefully

b)

desperately

c)

cunningly

d)

arrogantly

27.

"An extended journey or quest" is an...

a)

adventure

b)

epic

c)

odyssey

d)

expedition

28.

Definition of Semblance

a)
Inner truth or reality of something
b)

Apparent form of something

c)
Complete absence of something
d)
A type of dance move
29.

Ravished Meaning

a)
filled with intense delight or joy
b)
confused and disoriented
c)
bored and uninterested
d)
destroyed or ruined
30.

Burgeoning definition

a)
Shrinking or decreasing slowly
b)
Stagnant or not changing
c)
Dying or withering away
d)
Growing or expanding rapidly