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WorksheetsOdyssey Quiz #2 Books 7 - 12
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name two things you remember about
Athena
Name two things you remember about
Telemachus
Name two things you remember about
Penelope
Name two things you remember about
Odysseus
Name two things you remember about
King Aeolus (Book 10)
Name two things you remember about
Tiresias (Book 11)
Name two things you remember about
Poseidon
Name two things you remember about
King Alcinous (Books 8 & 11)
Name two things you remember about
The Laestrygonians (Book 10)
Name two things you remember about
The Sirens (Book 12)
Name two things you remember about
Queen Circe (Book 10)
Name two things you remember about
Scylla (Book 12)
Name two things you remember about
Polyphemus
(a) is the author of The Odyssey.
What did Odysseus do when the three young men teased him about being a merchant who doesn’t even carry his own goods? (Book 8, pgs. 84 to 86)
He ignored them and walked away.
He challenged them to a fight.
He laughed and joined in their games.
He became angry and proved his strength and ability.
What does the cyclops do that horrifies Odysseus and his crew? (Book 9, pgs. 97 & 98)
He sings a terrifying song.
He turns them into stone.
He eats some of Odysseus's men.
He casts a spell on their ship.
What two things do Odysseus and his crew do to escape Polyphemus, the cyclops? (Book 9, pgs. 100 thru 107)
They stabbed Polyphemus in the eye with a hot stick while he was sleeping.
They ran out of the cave while Polyphemus was distracted by eating some of Odysseus' crew.
They tied themselves to the belly of his sheep and escaped when Polyphemus let them out in the morning.
They ran out of the cave after Polyphemus moved the boulder.
When Polyphemus learned the man who blinded him was Odysseus, what does Polyphemus ask his father, Poseidon, to do? (Book 9, pg.110) Choose one or more answers.
Make Odysseus' jouney home long and difficult.
Kill all of Odysseus' crew on the journey home.
Torture Odysseus by having him almost die in the ocean.
Make his home full of trouble when he finally arrives there.
All of the above
King Aeolus gave Odysseus a (a) ? (Book 10, pgs. 112 & 113)
How many ships survived the attack by the Laestrygonians? (Book 10, pgs. 116 & 117)
1
2
3
4
Queen Circe mixed a magic drug into the food she gave the search party. What did it do to the men? (Book 10, pgs.120 & 121)
It turned the crew into pigs.
It made the crew forget thier journey home.
It made the crew fall asleep for a year.
It turned the crew into monsters.
In the Land of the Dead, Olysseus meets his crewman Elpenor. What does Elpenor ask Odysseus to do? (Book 11, pg. 129)
To build a monument to him
To avenge his death
To take care of his family
To return to Ithaca
What is the one thing that must not happen in order for Odysseus and his men to reach Ithaca safely? (Book 11, pg.130)
They must not anger Poseidon.
They must not eat the cattle of Helios, the Sun God.
They must not taunt any of the gods.
They must not run out of food and water.
Who were the Sirens?
Mermaids whose screams sounded like a siren
Nymphs who sing to sailors and lure them to thier death
Nymphs who help sailors by giving them thier veils
Mermaids who swim up to ships and pull sailors overboard
What two things did Odysseus and his crew do to survive the Island of the Sirens? (Book 12, pgs. 135 thru 137)
They used beeswax as earplugs and tied Odysseus to the mast.
They sang louder than the Sirens and sailed quickly.
They avoided the island completely and sailed around it.
They bribed the Sirens with gold and gifts.
Odysseus told his crew about all the dangers they faced going home except for Scylla. Why didn’t he tell them about Scylla? (Book 12, pgs. 138 & 139)
He forgot about Scylla.
He wanted to surprise them.
He thought they would panic.
He didn't consider Scylla a threat.
What is on the island of Thrinacia? (Book 12, 142)
Spirits who escaped the Land of the Dead
The sheep of Polyphemus
The pigs Queen Circe created with her magic
The divine cattle of Helios, the sun god
What happened to Odysseus’ ships after they left Thrinacia? (Book 12, pgs. 145 & 146)
Poseidon created large waves and destroyed the ships.
Scylla reached down and took six men from each ship.
The ships got lost in a storm and crashed on rocks.
Zues sent a lightening bolt and destroyed the ships.
(a) was the only survivor of Thrinacia? (Book 12, pgs. 145 & 146)
What island did Odysseus land on at the end of Book 12? (Book 12, pg.150)
Thrinacia
Pylos
Ogygia
Aeolia
After surviving Charybdis, how long did Odysseus float before he found land? (Book 12, pgs. 147 thru 150)
1 week
30 days
9 days
2 weeks
Odysseus cried when the bard sang about the Trojan War. What does this reaction tell you about Odysseus? (Book 8, pg 88 & 89)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
As he is escaping, Odysseus taunts Polyphemus and tells him who it was that blinded him. Odysseus disregarded that his crew was trying to sail silently away so the cyclops couldn’t find them. What does this indirect characterization tell you about Odysseus?
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
Odysseus and his men stayed on Queen Circe's island for a year.
What does that tell you about his loyalty to Penelope? (Book 10, pgs. 124 & 125)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
What happened to the bag of wind and why did it happen? (Book 10, pgs. 112 & 113)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
After the Land of the Dead, Odysseus goes to Aeaea, buries Elpinor, and builds his monument. What does this tell you about Odysseus' loyalty to his crew? (Book 12, pg. 135)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
What does the incident with the bag of wind tell you about the relationship between Odysseus and his crew? (Book 10, pgs. 112 & 113)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
Odysseus didn't tell his men about Scylla because he thought they would panic. What does this tell you about how Odysseus feels about his crew? (Book 12, pgs138 thru 140)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
Odysseus’ men ate the cattle even though Odysseus told them not to. What does this tell you about the relationship between Odysseus and his crew? (Book 12, pgs. 142 thru 144)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
What does Odysseus' reaction to the three young men who teased him tell you about Odysseus? (Book 8, pgs. 84 to 86)
(Receive an extra point for writing in a coplete sentences and using correct spelling and punctuation.)
