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Characters and Locations in The Odyssey

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poseidon

a)

the author if The Odyssey

b)

the six headed sea monster

c)

Odysseus's home

d)

Odysseus's son

2.

Ithaca

a)

the author if The Odyssey

b)

the six headed sea monster

c)

Odysseus's home

d)

Odysseus's son

3.

Telemachus

a)

the author of The Odyssey

b)

the six headed sea monster

c)

Odysseus's home

d)

Odysseus's son

4.

Homer

a)

the author of The Odyssey

b)

the six headed sea monster

c)

Odysseus's home

d)

Odysseus's son

5.

Muse

a)

deadly whirlpool that pulls in ships and spews them back out

b)

the goddess who turned Odysseus's men into pigs

c)

the six headed monster

d)

gods/goddesses to whom Homer prays for inspiration

6.

Circe

a)

deadly whirlpool that pulls in ships and spews them back out

b)

the goddess who turned Odysseus's men into pigs

c)

the six headed monster

d)

gods/goddesses to whom Homer prays for inspiration

7.

Charybdis

a)

deadly whirlpool that pulls in ships and spews them back out

b)

the goddess who turned Odysseus's men into pigs

c)

the six headed monster

d)

gods/goddesses to whom Homer prays for inspiration

8.

Scylla

a)

deadly whirlpool that pulls in ships and spews them back out

b)

the goddess who turned Odysseus's men into pigs

c)

the six headed monster

d)

gods/goddesses to whom Homer prays for inspiration

9.

Before Odysseus and men reach the Sirens he:

a)

prays

b)

tells them to put beeswax in ears

c)

he does nothing

d)

asks for help

10.

Who did Odysseus tell Polyphemus he was:

a)

Nobody

b)

son of Poseidon

c)

son on Zeus

11.

How does Odysseus prove his identity to Penelope?

a)

He tells Penelope the truth

b)

He describes the bed in their bedroom he built

c)

He asks Athena to help him

12.

Odysseus' crew ate their flowers which made them forget their home

a)

Lotus-Eaters

b)

Poseidon

c)

Charybdis

d)

The Sirens

13.

Singers who cause men to forget anything else

a)

Lotus-Eaters

b)

Poseidon

c)

Charybdis

d)

Aeolus

e)

The Sirens

14.

Helps Odysseus several times throughout his journey

a)

Helios

b)

Zeus

c)

Athena

d)

Scylla