The Odyssey Books 11 And 12 Quiz
- 1.________________ advises Odysseus to travel to The Land of The Dead and Persephone.
- A.
Calypso
- B.
Circe
- C.
Zeus
- D.
Hermes
- 2.Odysseus must speak to ________________ in The Land of The Dead.
- A.
Teiresias
- B.
Zeus
- C.
His mother
- D.
Poseidon
- 3.Scylla is a monster with ________________
- A.
5 heads and 10 legs
- B.
6 heads and 12 legs
- C.
3 legs and 6 heads
- D.
12 heads and 6 legs
- 4.Charybdis is _____________________
- A.
A monster who sucks in water 3 times a day by creating a whirlpool
- B.
A goddess Odysseys meets on his journey home
- C.
One of Circe's pets
- D.
Not a character in The Odyssey
- 5.When passing the Island of the Sirens, Odysseus ______________________
- A.
Is tied to the mast, with his ears plugged
- B.
Is rowing with his men
- C.
Is tied to the mast, listening to the Sirens song
- D.
Is singing "Yo ho, Yo ho, a pirates life for me"
- 6.Eurylochus and Perimedes ______________________
- A.
Tell Odysseus' men to untie him and steer to the Island of the Sirens
- B.
Tie Odysseus tighter to the mast when he tries to follow the Sirens song
- C.
Stayed on Circe's island
- D.
Died in the Underworld
- 7.__________________tells Helios that Odysseus' men have killed all of his cattle.
- A.
Hermes
- B.
Calypso
- C.
Poseidon
- D.
Lampetia
- 8.Odysseus______________________ for his men breaking their word and eating the cattle.
- A.
Blames the gods on Mount Olympus
- B.
Takes responsibility
- C.
Blames Helios
- D.
Accuses Poseidon of trying to punish him
- 9.Odysseus follows Circe's advice and _____________________
- A.
Chooses the path of Charybdis for his men to travel in order to reach home
- B.
Makes his men listen to the Sirens's song as they travel past their island
- C.
Chooses the path of Scylla for all his men to travel in order to reach home
- D.
None of the above
- 10.As the ship lands on the Island of Thrinakia_____________________________
- A.
Odysseus and his men prepare to feast on Helios' cattle
- B.
Odysseus can't help but remember Circe and Teiresias' warnings
- C.
Eurylochus expresses fears about never reaching home
- D.
Athena appears to give Odysseus a message about what is happening in Ithaca.
- 11.Persephone is the Queen of The Land Of The Dead.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Odysseus plugs his ears, then the ears of his men to make it past the Island of the Sirens.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Circe's cattle live on Thrinakia
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Odysseus sacrifices a black lamb and his best heifer to the gods and spirits of the Underworld.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Helios begs the gods of Olympus to help Odysseus to reach Ithaca safely and in a timely manner
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The Title of the excerpt from Book 11 is
- 17.Circe warns Odysseus about the following 4 things on his journey home:
- 18.___________________ is Helios' daughter and is in charge of watching his cattle
- 19.The person who convinced Odysseus' crew to eat the Sun God's cattle was ______________
- 20.When Odysseus prays to the Gods of Olympus for signs of salvation, they respond by _______________
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