WorksheetsHomer Odyssey Chapters 5 to 12
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island (Ogygia) to deliver?
a)
Odysseus is banished to Hades
b)
Calypso is to free Odysseus
c)
Penelope has remained faithful to Odysseus
d)
Helios will sink Calypso's island if he doesn't get his cattle back
2.
What offer does Calypso make Odysseus to get him to stay with her?
a)
Ambrosia
b)
Freedom
c)
Immortality
d)
Revenge
3.
What is the great warrior, Odysseus, doing when we first meet him?
a)
Crying, longing for home
b)
Hunting on Calypso's wooded island
c)
Weaving a tapestry
d)
Plotting revenge
4.
Calypso, once representing a challenge for Odysseus on his Hero's Journey, now represents his helper when she:
a)
Weaves him a tapestry to take back to Ithaca
b)
Offers him Ambrosia and honey
c)
Promises him a raft and supplies to help him return to Ithaca
d)
Refuses to allow him to leave her island
5.
What happens to Odysseus after he leaves Calypso's island?
a)
He sails his new raft directly to Scheria.
b)
He sails home to Ithaca.
c)
He is captured at sea by the Phaeacians.
d)
His raft is destroyed by a storm Poseidon sends
6.
How does Odysseus finally get to Scheria?
a)
Only with the help of Athena and a sea nymph, symbolizing his reliance on the gods
b)
Only with the help of Princess Nausicaa, symbolizing his reliance on strangers
c)
Only on a make-shift raft built with materials lent by Calypso, symbolizing his humility
d)
Only with the help of Poseidon, symbolizing his friendship
7.
How does Odysseus show that he is clever when he evades Calypso's question in Book 5?
a)
By acknowledging that Calypso is more beautiful than Penelope
b)
By comparing Penelope to other mortals and focusing on the concept of "home."
c)
By being brutally honest that Penelope is more beautiful than Calypso ever could be
d)
By avoiding answering the question entirely and focusing on the raft
8.
What happens to Odysseus after he leaves Calypso's island?
a)
He sails his new raft directly to Scheria.
b)
He sails home to Ithaca.
c)
He is captured at sea by the Phaeacians.
d)
His raft is destroyed by a storm Poseidon sends
9.
Who is Leucothea and what does she do for Odysseus?
a)
She is a goddess who helps Odysseus by providing him with a veil to keep him from drowning after Poseidon tries to drown him!
b)
She is a bird who rescues Odysseus from the sea.
c)
She is Telemachus' nanny who calls Odysseus daily to inspire him to return to Ithaca.
d)
She is Penelope's best friend and she calls Odysseus to tell him about the disrespectful suitors invading his home.
10.
What does Leucothea give Odysseus to save him from drowning?
a)
her veil
b)
Poseidon's trident
c)
a ship
d)
a wave to carry him to shore
11.
When Poseidon learns that Odysseus has left Calypso's island, what does he do in anger?
a)
He strikes Odysseus' raft with lightning.
b)
He raises a mighty storm while Odysseus is at sea.
c)
He listens to Zeus and leaves him alone.
d)
He asks Hades to take Odysseus to the underworld.
12.
What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island (Ogygia) to deliver?
a)
Odysseus is banished to Hades
b)
Calypso is to free Odysseus
c)
Penelope has remained faithful to Odysseus
d)
Helios will sink Calypso's island if he doesn't get his cattle back
13.
Calypso, once representing a challenge for Odysseus on his Hero's Journey, now represents his helper when she:
a)
Weaves him a tapestry to take back to Ithaca
b)
Offers him Ambrosia and honey
c)
Promises him a raft and supplies to help him return to Ithaca
d)
Refuses to allow him to leave her island
14.
How does Odysseus show that he is clever when he evades Calypso's question in Book 5?
a)
By acknowledging that Calypso is more beautiful than Penelope
b)
By comparing Penelope to other mortals and focusing on the concept of "home."
c)
By being brutally honest that Penelope is more beautiful than Calypso ever could be
d)
By avoiding answering the question entirely and focusing on the raft
15.
In the Epic Simile on page 1106 Hermes is compared to what animal?
a)
a pigeon
b)
a lion
c)
a gull
d)
a bull
16.
To attempt to convince Odysseus to stay, Calypso offers
a)
riches
b)
nectar and ambrosia
c)
immortality
d)
becoming ruler of her island
17.
What does Leucothea give Odysseus that helps him survive Poseidon's fierce waves?
a)
A lifejacket
b)
A boat
c)
A veil
d)
A spear
18.
When Odysseus finally reaches the shore, what does he do?
a)
He sleeps.
b)
He eats.
c)
He looks for other people.
d)
He offers a sacrifice to Zeus.
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