WorksheetsThe Odyssey Pt 1 Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Epic poems often begin with which of the following?
a)
Proclamation made by the hero
b)
Epithets about supernatural beings
c)
Invocation of the Muses or similar divinity
d)
Ordeal, final struggle, or climax of the story
2.
What is an Epic Poem?
a)
A poem that is epic
b)
A long narrative poem usually book length
c)
Just a normal poem
d)
Book made up of various poems
3.
What started the Trojan War?
a)
Helena ran away from her husband, King Menelaus.
b)
Paris stole Helena from King Menelaus.
c)
Paris hated King Menelaus and killed his wife, Helena.
d)
King Menelaus stole Helena from Prince Paris.
4.
During the Trojan War, how did the Trojan Horse win the war for Greece?
a)
It helped get Greek soldiers through the walls of Troy.
b)
It distracted Troy, while Greek soldiers climbed the walls of Troy.
c)
It exploded and knocked down a part of the Trojan wall.
d)
It was a peace offering that made Troy and Greece become friends and allies.
5.
Whose idea was it to create the Trojan Horse?
a)
Achilles
b)
Odysseus
c)
Prince Paris
d)
Helen
6.
Who is this?
I kept Odysseus a "hostage" on my island for ONE year and told him where to find Tiresia the Prophet.
a)
Circe
b)
Odysseus
c)
King Alcinous
d)
Lotus-Eaters
e)
Polyphemus
7.
Who is this?
We lure sailors to their death with our beautiful singing.
a)
Sirens
b)
Odysseus
c)
King Alcinous
d)
Lotus-Eaters
e)
Polyphemus
8.
Who is this?
I loved Odysseus and kept him on my island for 8-10 years after all his crewmates died.
a)
Calypso
b)
Odysseus
c)
King Alcinous
d)
Lotus-Eaters
e)
Polyphemus
9.
Who is this?
I am the god of the sun and I love my cattle. No one dares eat my cattle. Mine!
a)
Helios
b)
Odysseus
c)
King Alcinous
d)
Lotus-Eaters
e)
Polyphemus
10.
Who is this?
I am a dead and blind prophet.
a)
Tiresia
b)
Odysseus
c)
King Alcinous
d)
Lotus-Eaters
e)
Polyphemus
11.
Who is this?
I am the one that ate Odysseus' men, trapped them, and then became blind due to Odysseus' men forcing a stake in my eye. Odysseus is a ninny!
a)
Polyphemus
b)
Odysseus
c)
King Alcinous
d)
Lotus-Eaters
e)
Poseidon
12.
What happened to the crew members who ate the lotus on the island of the Lotus-Eaters?
a)
They went crazy and killed each other.
b)
They forgot about their home and did not want to leave the island.
c)
They fell in love with the Lotus Eater people and didn't want to leave the island
d)
They turned into pigs and were cursed to stay on the island.
13.
What does Odysseus do to the crew members who ate the lotus?
a)
He forced them back on the ship and tied them to the benches.
b)
He left them on the island, because they wanted to stay there.
c)
He sacrificed them to Scylla. (Nom nom nom)
d)
He put beeswax in their ears.
14.
While sailing away from the island of the cyclopes, what mistake does Odysseus make that shows HUBRIS (exaggerate pride or self-confidence)?
a)
He teases and taunts the cyclops.
b)
He tells the cyclops his real name.
c)
He tells the cyclops where he is from.
d)
All of the above.
15.
Polyphemus prays to Poseidon to curse Odysseus and his men in all the following ways EXCEPT...
a)
Have Odysseus become blinded like him.
b)
Make Odysseus’ journey home to Ithaca very long and difficult.
c)
Have all of Odysseus’ men die.
d)
Lose Odysseus’ ship and return home on a stranger’s ship.
16.
In the Land of the Dead, Tiresias tells Odysseus all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
For Poseidon to forgive him, he has to walk inland with an oar on his shoulder.
b)
Avoid harming Helios’ cattle.
c)
He should steer toward Scylla to destroy his ship and eat his crew.
d)
Suitors (men) are trying to marry his wife back in Ithaca.
17.
What does Odysseus do to save his men and himself from the sirens?
a)
He prays and makes an offering to the sirens.
b)
He puts beeswax in his crew members’ ears.
c)
He gets himself tied to the mast of his ship.
d)
Both B and C.
18.
After Odysseus loses all his men, what two creatures does he encounter again?
a)
Cyclops and Sirens
b)
Cicones and Lotus-Eaters
c)
Scylla and Charybdis
d)
Sirens and Scylla
19.
How does Zeus punish Odysseus and his men?
a)
He kills all of Odysseus’ men with a large storm.
b)
He does not punish Odysseus or his men.
c)
He kills all of Odysseus’ men by making them starve to death.
d)
He kills all of Odysseus’ men by feeding them to Charybdis.
20.
After the Trojan War, how long was Odysseus gone from home?
a)
8
b)
20
c)
15
d)
10
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