WorksheetsThe Odyssey Summarized Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who was the clever and brave king who ruled the island of Ithaca in ancient Greece?
Achilles
Odysseus
Poseidon
Hermes
What was the name of the giant wooden horse used to sneak Greek soldiers into Troy?
Trojan Horse
Wooden Eagle
Greek Chariot
Trojan Ship
Odysseus wanted to return home to his wife, ________, and his young son, Telemachus.
Penelope
Helen
Clytemnestra
Andromache
Who was the Cyclops with one eye in the middle of his forehead that Odysseus encountered?
Hermes
Polyphemus
Tiresias
Circe
How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops's cave?
By fighting the Cyclops
By hiding under the sheep
By swimming away
By using a magic spell
Who cursed Odysseus’s journey after he revealed his real name to the Cyclops?
Zeus
Hermes
Poseidon
Tiresias
On the island of Circe, what did the sorceress do to some of Odysseus’s men?
She turned them into pigs.
She made them invisible.
She sent them to the underworld.
She turned them into stone.
Who warned Odysseus about the dangers ahead and told him to visit the Underworld?
Penelope
Hermes
Circe
Polyphemus
Dangerous Sounds and Sea Creatures: What did Odysseus do to safely listen to the Sirens without steering the ship toward danger?
He covered his ears with wax and tied himself to the mast
He jumped into the sea
He fought the Sirens
He sailed away quickly
Dangerous Sounds and Sea Creatures: Which two deadly sea monsters did Odysseus and his men have to pass?
Medusa and Hydra
Scylla and Charybdis
Cyclops and Minotaur
Sirens and Harpies
Dangerous Sounds and Sea Creatures: Odysseus chose to sail closer to ________, losing a few men but avoiding total destruction.
Scylla
Charybdis
Sirens
Cyclops
What did Odysseus’s men do on the island of the Sun God Helios that led to their punishment?
They built a temple for Helios
They stole and ate Helios’s cattle
They destroyed the island
They rescued prisoners
How long did Calypso keep Odysseus on her island?
Three years
Five years
Seven years
Ten years
More Trouble and a Long Delay: Who rescued Odysseus and gave him a ship to return to Ithaca?
The Phaeacians
The Cyclopes
The Sirens
The Lotus-Eaters
How did Penelope delay choosing a suitor?
She left the palace
She pretended to be ill
She wove and unwove a large cloth every night
She asked the suitors to wait three years
For how many years did Penelope trick the suitors by secretly unweaving the cloth?
(a)
How did Athena help Odysseus sneak into his palace?
She disguised him as an old beggar.
She made him invisible.
She hid him in a barrel.
She bribed the guards.
Who is Odysseus’s son?
Telemachus
Achilles
Paris
Hector
According to the passage 'The Bow and the Battle,' what test did Penelope set for the suitors?
To fight a monster
To string Odysseus’s special bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads
To solve a riddle
To find hidden treasure
Who was able to complete Penelope's test with the bow in 'The Bow and the Battle'?
Odysseus (in disguise as the old beggar)
Telemachus
Eumaeus
Antinous
How many years did Odysseus spend away from home, according to 'Home at Last'?
twenty years
ten years
five years
thirty years
Penelope’s faith and cleverness helped her stay strong while Odysseus was away.
True
False
What qualities does the story of Odysseus highlight, according to the passage 'Home at Last'?
