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Odyssey Characters

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

King of the Phaeacians, to whom Odysseus tells his story

a)

Laertes

b)

Alcinious

c)

Aleous

d)

Polyphemus

2.

A goddess and enchantress who changes men into animals

a)

Calypso

b)

Scylla

c)

Circe

d)

Penelope

3.

Goddess of war and wisdom

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Hera

c)

Athena

d)

Penelope

4.

Odysseus' father

a)

Alcinious

b)

Helios

c)

Telemachus

d)

Laertes

5.

A sea goddess who keeps Odysseus on her island for many years

a)

Circe

b)

Penelope

c)

Helios

d)

Calypso

6.

A dangerous maelstrom (whirlpool)

a)

Scylla

b)

Charybdis

c)

Poseidon

d)

Sirens

7.

Odysseus' son

a)

Apollo

b)

Laertes

c)

Telemachus

d)

Polyphemus

8.

God of the sea and earthquakes

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Apollo

d)

Hermes

9.

Character who weaves a burial shroud by day and takes it apart by night

a)

Penelope

b)

Athena

c)

Hera

d)

Circe

10.

Who is the swineherd that helps Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca?

a)

Eumaeus

b)

Eurycleia

c)

Antinous

d)

Eurymachus

11.

Who is the god of the sea that makes Odysseus' journey difficult?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Poseidon

d)

Hermes

12.

Which goddess assists Odysseus on his journey home?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Artemis

13.

What is the name of Odysseus' wife?

a)

Penelope

b)

Helen

c)

Calypso

d)

Circe

14.

Which creature did Odysseus encounter that had only one eye?

a)

Siren

b)

Cyclops

c)

Hydra

d)

Minotaur

15.

God of music, poetry and prophecy

a)

Helios

b)

Apollo

c)

Hermes

d)

Zeus

16.

The sun god

a)

Apollo

b)

Siren

c)

Helios

d)

Hermes

17.

Messenger of the gods

a)

Hermes

b)

Helios

c)

Apollo

d)

Athena

18.

People who offer a flower that makes men happy and lazy

a)

Polyphemus

b)

Apollo

c)

Lotus Eaters

d)

Sirens

19.

What is the main character's name in The Odyssey?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hector

c)

Odysseus

d)

Zeus