WorksheetsThe Odyssey, Books 6-11 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Nausicaa?
a)
The mermaid that saved Odysseus
b)
The goddess of the river
c)
The daughter of King Alcinoos
d)
Queen of Phaaeacia
2.
What warning does Hermes give Calypso?
a)
To watch her words and speak more gracious towards Zeus
b)
To leave the island with Odysseus
c)
To not interfere in Poseidon's feud against Odysseus
d)
To avoid promising immortality to mortals
3.
What does Queen Arete notice about Odysseus?
a)
He speaks like a mortal.
b)
He is wearing the cloak she wove for her son.
c)
He has the favor of Athlena.
d)
Has the strength of a warrior.
4.
How does Odysseus demonstrate strength during the games?
a)
by throwing a discus and winning
b)
through challenging Laodamas to song or strategy
c)
through tears that remember the past battles of Troy
d)
by having the thighs and hands of a sporting man
5.
What brings Odysseus grief?
a)
songs sung by the bard
b)
his love for Calypso
c)
misfortunes Zeus has cast upon his family
d)
the challenge Euryalus posed during the games
6.
What does King Alcinoos demand of Odysseus?
a)
His name, where he was from, and his stories from Troy
b)
To put aside his anger and the contests
c)
How he met Princess Nausicaa
d)
To know why he left Calypso
7.
What humor does Odysseus use on Polyphemus?
a)
He gave him three baskets of fine wine and tricked him into drinking them.
b)
He told him his name is Nobody.
c)
He hid under the belly of an old boar.
d)
He hid his boat in the harbor so that he could not escape.
8.
What does Odysseus receive from King Aeolus to help in his travels?
a)
His son, Pisistratus
b)
Provisions of food and wine
c)
A shrill keening
d)
A bag of winds
9.
Why does Odysseus visit the land of the dead?
a)
To grant the request of Elpenor
b)
To hear the wisdom given from Tiresias
c)
To venge the death of Agamemnon
d)
To honor Calypso's word
10.
Who is Circe?
a)
The crewman that fell to his death off the roof.
b)
The six headed sea monster
c)
Turned Odysseus' men into pigs
d)
The whirlpool that gulps the ocean
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