The Odyssey Part One Test

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1 The Odyssey Part One Test True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. 1. Zeus hinders Odysseus more than he helps him on this trip. 2. The Cicones were able to defeat Odysseus men because the Cicones were skilled at fighting on horseback. 3. Hera is the only goddess on Olympus who protects Odysseus and fights for his safe return home. 4. Odysseus' home is Ithaca, an island off the coast of Spain. 5. Odysseus received the potent liquor as a gift when he showed an act of kindness to Apollo and his son. 6. Odysseus lost several men to the dangerous Charybdis. 7. Odysseus allows his men to eat the cattle of the sun god only after they make an offering to appeas the gods. 8. Homer is the author of this epic. 9. Odysseus returns home and embraces his wife Penelope at the end of Part One. 10. Odysseus and three of his men survive the dangers and obstacles in Part One. Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 11. Which muse is invoked for guidance and wisdom at the beginning of the tale? a. The muse of Epic Heroes c. The muse of Epic Poetry b. The muse of literature d. The muse of the Greek 12. Why do the Cicones attach Odysseus' men at Ismarus? a. Odysseus' men have not brough appropriate gifts for the host c. Odysseus' men have not offered the proper sacrificial ram and libations b. Odysseus' men have plundered the land and enslaved the women d. Odysseus' men have stolen their ships and supplies 13. What effects did the Lotus Flower have on the men who ate it? a. They became violent and suicidal c. They forgot their hope of home. b. They died instantly d. They were sent to the Land of the Dead 14. How did Odysseus avoid the Lotus Eaters? a. He tied his men to the ship c. He secretly replaced the lotus flower with less dangerous plants b. He sailed way out of his way to avoid the island d. He, himself, ate all the lotus flowers. 15. Why does Odysseus initially approach the cyclops? a. to steal his cheeses and animal c. to get a prophecy as to the next step of his journey b. to trade with him and receive lodging d. to offer a sacrifice to the gods 16. The cyclopes way of life can best be described as a. solitary and unorganized c. political and calculating b. social and strictly ordered d. exciting and friendly 17. Which of the following did Odysseus NOT bring with him to the cyclops cave?

2 a. a silver bowl c. twelve men b. strong liquer d. a ram to sacrifice 18. How did the cyclops trap the men inside the cave? a. By rolling a giant boulder in front of the opening c. By tying them all together with strong cord b. By locking them all in the livestock pen d. By setting a giant fire in front of the entrance 19. How did Odysseus try to present or introduce himself to the cyclops a. as a man who humbly begged assistance c. as a victim of violence in need of a protector b. as a man who proudly led wars and was protected by the gods d. as a travelor who had become lost 20. The cyclops responds to Odysseus by a. apologizing for his rough behavior c. scooping up and eating some men b. releasing the men d. forcing Odysseus into an unfair trade 21. Why does Odysseus offer the cyclops his liquer? a. He wants him to pass out drunk c. He wants him to trade for some livestock and cheeses b. He wants him to like him d. He is required to do so by the law of the gods. 22. After the cyclops is blinded, Odysseus and his men manage to escape by a. sneaking quietly out after the cyclops went c. storming the cyclops all at once to sleep b. riding hidden underneath the rams d. calling to their comrades at the ship 23. Odysseus reveals a character flaw when he insists on a. killing the cyclops instead of maiming him c. lying about the status of his ship b. lying about his name d. tauting the cyclops as they make their escape 24. The cyclops prays to his father that a. Odysseus never return home, or if he does c. all of Odysseus' men will die that it be filled with bitterness b. Odysseus' journey be filled with danger and pain d. all of the above 25. What does Odysseus have to do when he enters the Land of the Dead. a. Offer a sacrifice c. cross the pool of blood b. Find the river Styx d. find Polyphemus 26. Who does Odysseus see in the Land of the Dead that he doesn't expect and that makes him weep? a. his father c. his mother b. his son d. his best friend 27. How does Odysseus save his men from the dangers of the sirens? a. he puts wax in their ears c. he forces them all below deck b. he ties them to the masts d. he yells loudly to drown out their singing 28. What is alluring about the sirens? a. the promises in their songs c. their beautiful voices b. their physical beauty d. all of the above 29. How does Odysseus save himself from the sirens a. He puts wax in his own ears c. He stays below deck while they pass the sirens

3 b. He tells his men to tie him to the masts d. He is protected by Zeus 30. Only a narrow straight separates the dangers of Scylla and Charybdis. Why does Odysseus choose the route he does? a. He must decide which way would lose c. He prays to the gods for guidance him the least number of men. b. He takes a vote among the men. d. He flips a coin. 31. How does it happen that Odysseus' men disobey his orders not to eat the cattle of the sun god? a. he falls asleep and they rebel c. they tie him up so he can't stop them b. he is starving and give in to their demands d. Odysseus never finds out about the deception 32. How are Odysseus' men punished after they eat the cattle? a. They become violently ill and die c. They are forced to stay on the island forever b. They are thrown from their ship when Zeus strikes it with lightning d. Odysseus kills them Matching Match the names from the Odyssey with their descriptions. a. Zeus g. Tieresias b. Polyphemus h. Helios c. Poseidon i. Scylla d. Calypso j. Charybdis e. Circe k. Elpenor f. Telemus l. Odysseus 33. The epic hero of this tale. 34. The name of the cyclops 35. The goddess that loves the hero and detains him for a year 36. The sun god who demands revenge on the hero 37. A dangerous whirlpool 38. The prophet who tells the hero how to get home 39. The goddess who turns half of the hero's men in to swine 40. One of the hero's men that he meets in the Land of the Dead 41. a sea monster who lives in the caves off the cliffs 42. The prophet who predicts the cyclops' doom Short Answer 43. Name two ways that Odysseus exhibits high moral and ethical values Name two ways in which Odysseus uses physical strength to overcome obstacles. 1.

4 Name two ways in which Odysseus uses his brain to overcome obstacles Name two ways in which Odysseus' demonstrates good leadership ability

5 The Odyssey Part One Answer Section TRUE/FALSE 1. ANS: T 2. ANS: T 3. ANS: F 4. ANS: F 5. ANS: T 6. ANS: F 7. ANS: F 8. ANS: T 9. ANS: F 10. ANS: F MULTIPLE CHOICE 11. ANS: C 12. ANS: B 13. ANS: C 14. ANS: A 15. ANS: B 16. ANS: A 17. ANS: D 18. ANS: A 19. ANS: B 20. ANS: C 21. ANS: A 22. ANS: B 23. ANS: D 24. ANS: A 25. ANS: A 26. ANS: C 27. ANS: A 28. ANS: D 29. ANS: B 30. ANS: A 31. ANS: A 32. ANS: B MATCHING 33. ANS: L 34. ANS: B

6 35. ANS: D 36. ANS: H 37. ANS: J 38. ANS: G 39. ANS: E 40. ANS: K 41. ANS: I 42. ANS: F SHORT ANSWER 43. ANS: He told his men not to plunder or enslave the Cicones. He would not let his men steal the cylops cheese or livestock. He would not give in to the love of Calypso or Circe 44. ANS: He rammed the tree into the cyclops eye. He held on to the underside of the ram for an entire night. He held onto the tree over the whirlool for an entire day. He was the leading warrior in the Trojan war. 45. ANS: 1. He told the cyclops his name was Nohbdy. 2. He got the cyclops drunk. 3. He devise the plan to escape under the rams. 4. He got Circe to turn his men back from pigs to men. 5, He put the wax in his men's ears. 6. He had his men tie him to the mast. 46. ANS: He gives them inspirational speeches a) when they are starving, b) when they are afraid He is the leader of the army and comes up with plans for victory. He is loved by his men and is saddened when they are harmed or killed.

7 Literary Terms Test Answer Section MATCHING 1. ANS: B 2. ANS: A 3. ANS: C 4. ANS: E 5. ANS: D 6. ANS: E 7. ANS: D 8. ANS: B 9. ANS: C 10. ANS: A 11. ANS: B 12. ANS: C 13. ANS: D 14. ANS: E 15. ANS: A 16. ANS: A 17. ANS: C 18. ANS: D 19. ANS: B 20. ANS: G 21. ANS: E 22. ANS: F 23. ANS: H 24. ANS: A 25. ANS: F 26. ANS: G 27. ANS: C 28. ANS: E 29. ANS: B 30. ANS: D 31. ANS: E 32. ANS: B 33. ANS: C 34. ANS: D 35. ANS: A

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