Odyssey Revision 1
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Year 11 - Revision quiz for Paper 1 - The Odyssey
- 1.Who helps Odysseus after he has been washed up on the shores of Phaeacia?
- A.
Circe
- B.
Nausicaa
- C.
Calypso
- D.
Hermes
- E.
Ino
- 2.What is the name of the Cyclops that eats Odysseus' men?
- A.
Polyphemus
- B.
Telemachus
- C.
Zeus
- D.
Poseidon
- E.
Alcinous
- 3.Who persuaded Zeus to send a message to Calypso ordering her to free Odysseus?
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Hermes
- C.
Telemachus
- D.
Circe
- E.
Athene
- 4.Which group of people destroy all but one of Odysseus' ships?
- A.
Cicones
- B.
Laestrygonians
- C.
Cyclopes
- D.
Phaeacians
- E.
Spartans
- 5.Which of these does Odysseus not do to help his men escape from the Cyclops?
- A.
Hide his men under sheep and goats
- B.
Tell the Cyclops that his name is Nobody
- C.
Move the stone blocking the door using a lever
- D.
Give the Cyclops wine to get him drunk
- E.
Drive a sharpened stake into the Cylcops' eye
- 6.What is the name of Nausicaa's father?
- A.
Telemachus
- B.
Polyphemus
- C.
Hyperion
- D.
Alcinous
- E.
Scylla
- 7.Why does Nausicaa not run away when she meets Odysseus?
- A.
She is blind and so cannot see him
- B.
Her father insisted that she helped all strangers
- C.
Athene gives her courage
- D.
She wants to find out more about Odysseus
- E.
She does not want to look scared in front of her maids
- 8.What do Odysseus' men do when they reach the island of the Cicones?
- A.
Go to meet Circe in her house
- B.
Discuss with Alcinous the best way back to Ithaca
- C.
Find shelter in the forests to escape wild animals
- D.
Attack the island and steal food and women
- E.
Meet the king of the Cicones to discuss the way home
- 9.Why does Odysseys not fall under Circe's spell?
- A.
He tells her his name is Nobody
- B.
He threatens her with his sword
- C.
He eats moly
- D.
They sleep together
- E.
Athene protects him from the potiton
- 10.How long does Odysseus spend on Circe's island?
- A.
One year
- B.
Two years
- C.
Five years
- D.
Ten years
- E.
Twenty Years
- 11.What precaution does Odysseus take against the Sirens?
- A.
He gets his men to shoot at them with bows.
- B.
They keep a distance from the island so as not to get caught.
- C.
Athene provides a protective cloud to help the ship get past.
- D.
Odysseus ties his men to the mast of the ship so they cannot jump overboard.
- E.
Odysseus uses wax to block the ears of his men against the Sirens' song.
- 12.How many men are eaten by Scylla?
- A.
Two
- B.
Four
- C.
Six
- D.
Eight
- E.
Ten
- 13.How many times a day does Charybdis swallow the ocean?
- A.
One
- B.
Three
- C.
Five
- D.
Nine
- E.
Twenty
- 14.Why does Zeus summon a storm that wrecks Odysseus' ship and kills his men?
- A.
Odysseus' men eat Hyperion's cattle.
- B.
Poseidon asked Zeus to punish Odysseus.
- C.
Odysseus' men failed to make a sacrifice to Hyperion.
- D.
Zeus wants to punish the men for blinding the Cyclops.
- E.
It was an accident - Zeus didn't mean to do it.
- 15.On whose island is Odysseus washed up after Zeus wrecked his ship?
- A.
The Cyclops
- B.
Circe
- C.
Calypso
- D.
Alcinous
- E.
The Cicones
- 16.Why does Calypso want to keep Odysseus on her island?
- A.
She wants to punish him for angering Poseidon.
- B.
She wants him to help her build a greater palace.
- C.
She is in love with him.
- D.
She wants to show the gods that a goddess and a mortal can be together.
- E.
She doesn't want to keep him.
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