Literature Quiz

After reading The Voyage of Odysseus test your comprehension with this quiz.

Directions:

1. Print out the quiz.

2. Complete the quiz by matching each character on the left with its description on the right and writing the letter of the description on the line.

3. Once you have completed the quiz, click on 'Answers' to check your answers and see how great your comprehension really is!

_____ 1. King Menelaus

a. created storm which washed Odysseus

_____ 2. Calypso

b. was blinded by Odysseus and his men

_____ 3. Athena

c. held Odysseus captive for seven years

_____ 4. Poseidon

d. sent a thunderbolt that destroyed Odyssues' ship and men

_____ 5. Polyphemus

e. told Odysseus how to overcome the dangers he would encounter

_____ 6. Aeolus

f. told Telemachus that his father was alive

_____ 7. The Laestrygonians

g. showered Odysseus with gifts and gave him passage to Ithaca

_____ 8. Tiresias

h. gave Odysseus a parcel containing the storm winds

_____ 9. Circe

i. lured unsuspecting sailors to their deaths with a sweet song

_____ 10. The Sirens

j. asked Zues to assist Odysseus in returning home

_____ 11. Scylla

k. destroyed eleven ships

_____12. Zeus

l. ate six of Odysseus' sailors, one for each head

_____ 13. King Alcinous

m. predicted that Odysseus would survive the voyage home

Once you have completed the quiz, click on

Answers

to see how you did!