Name: The Odyssey Test Matching 1. Sea monster, whirlpool, spits water and is dangerous to boats. 2. Has many heads and eats sailors as they sail by. 3. One-eyed giant, eats Odysseus s men 4. Women who entice sailors with their singing 5. Turned the men into pigs after poisoning them A. Scylla B. Circe C. Cyclops D. Charybdis E. Sirens 6. Main character, lost at sea for 20 years 7. Main Character s son, helps father when he returns 8. Leader of the suitors 9. Main Character s father A. Telemachus B. Laertes C. Melanthius D. Odysseus E. Antinous 10. The servant helping the suitors 11. The God of all Gods 12. The God of the Sea 13. The God of the Underworld A. Posidon
B. Zeus C. Hades
14. Why had Odysseus not yet returned home from the Trojan War? A. His boat had been damaged and he put into a port to have it fixed. The parts he needed were not available so he had to set his men to making them. The process was taking a long time. B. He had angered the god Poseidon by blinding Poseidon's son, Polyphemus. Poseidon has placed obstacles in his way, and Odysseus has not yet been able to return home. C. He stayed in Troy to help repair the damage done by the war. He felt it was the honorable thing to do. D. Odysseus was a man of adventure. He didn't really want to return home to his quiet, dull life, so he set out to have adventures instead. 15. At Odysseus' house in Ithaca, we are introduced to the suitors. What are they doing in the house? A. They are looking for eligible partners among Penelope's servant girls. B. They are offering their condolences to Penelope on the supposed death of Odysseus. C. They are looking to buy Penelope's fine furniture and household items should she decide to leave the house and move elsewhere. D. They are waiting for Penelope to make up her mind which one of them she will marry. While waiting, they are eating and drinking all of the food in the house. 16. Which god or goddess brings a message from Zeus to Calypso? A. Agamemnon B. Hermes C. Circe D. Hera 17. Why is it necessary for Odysseus to take some of his men by force away from the land of the Lotus-Eaters? A. The lotus fruit contained a magical drug that made them want to stay and eat more. B. The lotus fruit gave them panic attacks. They became fearful of embarking on another sea voyage. C. The lotus fruit paralyzed them and they were not able to leave by themselves. D. The lotus fruit made them fall in love with the women of the land and not want to leave. 17. How is Odysseus able to wound Polyphemus?
A. Odysseus poisons the wine and makes Polyphemus so sick that he is unable to defend himself. B. Odysseus and his men use a log sharpened on one end and drive it into his eye while he sleeps. C. Odysseus drives his sword through Polyphemus' liver. D. Odysseus and his men set Polyphemus on fire while he is milking the goats. 18. Odysseus and his men come within sight of Ithaca. Why do they not land? A. They are afraid they will not be remembered and will be killed as intruders. B. They want to wait until they have time to clean up and properly prepare themselves. C. The men think the bag from Aeolus contains treasure that Odysseus is keeping for himself. While Odysseus is sleeping, they open the bag. The winds escape and they are blown back to the Aeolan Island. D. The ship is sunk on a reef. 19. Why must Odysseus visit the house of Hades? A. He has to get magical supplies for his ship, and Hades is the only place to get them. B. He must consult with the blind prophet Teiresias, who will tell Odysseus all he needs to know about getting home. C. He must atone for his past misbehavior before he can go home. D. He has to deliver the dead crewmen. 20. What does Odysseus promise Elpenor? A. He promises to return to Circe's island and bury Elpenor's body. B. He promises to tell of Elpenor's brave deeds wherever he tells the story of his own adventures. C. He promises to take care of Elpenor's wife and children. D. He promises to avenge Elpenor's death. 21. What does Athena say about sons and fathers? A. They make the same mistakes as each other. B. You can never be sure if one is truly your father. C. The love of a father to a son can span many an ocean. D. Sons always turn out worse than their fathers. 22. Which God or Goddess helped Odysseus at Troy? A. Polyphemus B. Zeus C. Athena D. Aphrodite 23. How do Odysseus and his men avoid destruction by the Sirens?
A. Odysseus orders his men to plug their ears with beeswax and has them lash him to the mast. B. They sing their own songs in the loudest possible voices, to drown out the sound of the Sirens. C. Athena puts all of the men into a magical sleep and guides the boat through herself. D. They throw trinkets and pieces of brightly colored cloth onto the island. The Sirens are fascinated with these items and forget to sing. 24. Why did Athena always disguise herself? A. Mortal men can t look upon a God or Goddess without going blind. B. She was an ugly Goddess C. She was afraid of angering Poseidon D. She liked the feeling of knowing no one knew who she was. 25. What did Odysseus tell the Cyclopes his name was? A. No one B. No man C. Nonya business D. Nevermore 26. What instructions does Odysseus give to Telemachus? A. He tells him to take Penelope away into a special hiding place in the woods and wait for a signal when it will be safe to come back. He says not to tell anyone else of the hiding place and to make sure they are not followed. B. He tells him to go home and act like a madman and threaten the suitors. Then he should lock himself and Penelope in her quarters and send his servant to Odysseus when this has been accomplished. C. He tells him to go home and wait for his father's arrival as a beggar. He warns Telemachus not to interfere if the suitors are rude but to wait for the signal to hide all weapons except their own. He also reminds Telemachus not to let anyone know that he (Odysseus) has returned. D. He tells Telemachus to go to the house disguised as another suitor. He should try to get the others into jealous quarrels and keep them distracted. 27. What contest does Penelope devise to test the suitors? A. She says she will marry the man who wins against all of the others in a sword fight to the death. B. She decides whoever can string the great bow of Odysseus and send an arrow through the iron of twelve axes shall be her husband. C. She tells them that whoever is able to move her husband's bed shall be her husband. D. She says she will marry the man who will give her her weight in gold. 28. How does Penelope test Odysseus?
A. She asks for details of their wedding and the birth of Telemachus. B. She tells the servants to bring out his bed and then waits for his reaction. C. She asks him to name all of her relatives. D. She has Euryclea identify him and then inspects the scar on his leg herself. 29. What does Athena do when the families of the dead suitors attack Odysseus? A. She kills all of the male relatives of the suitors. B. She makes Odysseus give gifts to the families of the suitors. C. She makes both sides pledge peace. D. She puts a protective mist around Odysseus so his enemies can't hurt him. 30. How were the men to get past Scylla? A. Hope and a prayer B. Get off the boat and swim C. Attack her D. Hug the rocks in the boat 31. Who wrote The Odyssey? A. Homer B. Hinton C. Shakespeare D. Chaucer 32. What started the war at Troy? A. It was a battle for land B. Someone had kidnapped Helen C. Troy was committing acts of murder on its citizens D. They had attacked America 33. How was the war at Troy won? A. Troy collapsed under their attacker s power B. Troy surrendered C. A wooden horse was used to get soldiers inside the walls D. A group of soldiers climbed over the walls in the middle of the night 34. What is an Epic? A. Something totally awesome and righteous B. A very long, boring poem about some dead people C. A boat used by Odysseus D. A long poem about a hero and his adventure 35. In general, the people on the way home that Odysseus met were:
A. Nice and very hospitable towards guests B. A little aloof and didn t care about anyone else C. Mean and selfish, not wanting to help D. There were no people along the way actually, just monsters 36. Which sport is Odysseus not so great at? A. Discus B. Track C. Javelin D. Wrestling 37. Why do the Cyclops not care about the Gods? A. They are also Gods B. They are bigger than the Gods are C. They can take the Gods D. They follow no one s rules but their own 38. Why did Odysseus not kill Polyphemus right away? A. He had to make sure the plan was fool proof B. They had no way out because of the stone blocking the door C. He was hoping to strike a deal with him D. He didn t really like the guys Polyphemus killed anyway. 39. What happened at Laestrygonians? A. The men got eaten again B. The King told them how to beat the sea monsters C. The King told them how to get to Ithaca D. Odysseus was given a bag full of wind 40. What will happen if Helios s sheep and cattle are harmed? A. Helios will burn the men alive B. The ship will be destroyed C. The voyage will have 20 more years added on D. Nothing, that is why they are there 41. What was the worst sight Odysseus saw in his voyages? A. His mom in Hades B. His men drowning C. Monsters eating his men D. His house overcome by suitors 42. Why did Telemachus have the beggar beg from the suitors?
A. To get money to give to him to pay for the food they all ate B. So he could see what kind of men the suitors really were C. So the suitors would kill the beggar D. To make fun of the beggar along with the suitors 43. What excuse does Antinous give for not being able to string the bow? A. Feast of Apollo B. He is too weak C. No one would want to use that old bow anyway D. He is too full on food and drink to do it 44. How many women were disloyal to the House of Odysseus? A. 6 B. 12 C. 18 D. 24 45. What was done to the disloyal women? A. Fired without pay B. Beheaded C. Hanged D. Banished like Romeo 46. What was done to Melanthius? A. Beheaded B. Hanged C. Hands, feet, nose and ears cut off D. Drawn and quartered 47. What was significant about Penelope s bed? A. It was huge, too heavy to ever move B. It was made from the skins of animals her son killed C. It made her more and more gorgeous every night she slept in it D. It was made from the trunk of an olive tree 48. What does Odysseus have to do at the end of the story? A. Tell the suitors families he killed them all B. Go back to sea and return the gifts he was given C. Sacrifice a ram, bull and boar to Poseidon D. Fight the monsters left behind 49. How did Odysseus s mom die?
A. The suitors killed her B. Grief from Odysseus being at sea C. Her husband killed her D. Natural causes 50. Why didn t Odysseus warn his men about Scylla? A. There wasn t anything that could be done B. He was still angry at them for having betrayed him C. He didn t think it was that big of a deal D. He thought he could kill her by himself Essay: Answer the questions in a complete, 5 sentence paragraph. The more you write and the more support you give, the better the grade. 1. If you were Odysseus, do you think you could have made it home alive after all of that drama? Why or why not? Compare yourself to him. (Example: Miss S wouldn t survive because she is way to much of a priss and city-girl to make it out in nature like that) 2. Choose one of his adventures that you saw a flaw in his plan. What was the flaw? Had you have been Odysseus, what would you have done differently? Why?