Odyssey Book 11
- 1.In Book 11, Teiresias is the ___________________.
- A.
Queen of the Underworld who disperses the souls.
- B.
Comrade of Odysseus.
- C.
Blind Theban Prophet with gift of insight from Zeus.
- D.
Daughter of Autolycus.
- 2.At the start of book 11, who guided Odysseus and his crew to the Underworld?
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Circe
- C.
Zeus
- D.
Athena
- 3.When Odysseus and his men arrive in the underworld, he must make a drink as an offering to All Souls. Which of the following contains the ingredients he used in the drink?
- A.
Honey, water, salt, pepper, stag, chicken
- B.
Ram blood, white barley meal, fine wine, champagne, alcohol
- C.
Honey, water, milk, rum, fine wine
- D.
Honey, milk, fine wine, water, white barley meal
- 4.When Odysseus makes a prayer to the souls, what does he promise them?
- A.
To sacrifice a farrow cow upon his return to Ithaca.
- B.
To slay each of their killers and return with their dead bodies.
- C.
That he will have a feast in honor of their souls.
- D.
To sacrifice a sheep upon his return to Ithaca.
- 5.What must Odysseus sacrifice in the name of Teiresias once he returns home?
- A.
2 sheep
- B.
A farrow cow
- C.
A black ram
- D.
His best hen
- 6.What does Odysseus order his men to do with all of the dead bodies?
- A.
Give them a proper funeral and burial.
- B.
Burn them for a prayer to Hades and Persephoneia.
- C.
Stay clear of them, for they may spread awful disease.
- D.
Dump them into the River Styx.
- 7.Who was the very first soul to approach Odysseus in the Underworld?
- A.
Elpenor
- B.
Achilles
- C.
Heracles
- D.
Ajax (Aias)
- 8.After Elpenor explains his death to Odysseus, what favor does he ask of him?
- A.
Tell his wife and children that he loves them.
- B.
Avenge his death by killing Hades.
- C.
Burn him and mound him with the oar he rowed with on their ship.
- D.
Bury him in their homeland on his family's property.
- 9.What close family relative of Odysseus does he see amongst the souls in the underworld?
- A.
His sister
- B.
His son
- C.
His brother
- D.
His mother
- 10.How did Odysseus' mother end up dying?
- A.
Killed by one of the suitors of Odysseus' wife.
- B.
Died from mourning of Odysseus over long absence from Ithaca.
- C.
Drowned in the ocean by Poseidon in retribution to harming Polyphemus.
- D.
Poisoned by messenger sent from Persephoneia.
- 11.What warrior soul avoids Odysseus when he spots him in the Underworld?
- A.
Heracles
- B.
Achilles
- C.
Patroclos
- D.
Ajax (Aias)
- 12.What does Teiresias tell Odysseus after drinking from the pit of blood?
- A.
How to get back to Ithaca.
- B.
How his mother died.
- C.
That his son seeks him.
- D.
That he is being tracked by Polyphemus.
- 13.Why does Odysseus' mother not approach him when she first sees him?
- A.
She is spiteful because he never returned home.
- B.
It is not actually her soul, but a trick being played by Persephoneia.
- C.
In the Underworld, Odysseus is invisible because he is living.
- D.
She cannot approach him until he has spoken to Teiresias and she has drank the blood.
- 14.Why does Ajax (Aias) not approach Odysseus in the Underworld?
- A.
He is still spiteful of Odysseus' victory over him for the Arms of Achilles.
- B.
He does not notice him .
- C.
He is on a mission to escape the Underworld.
- D.
He has been spotted stealing from Hades and is in a hurry to get away.
- 15.How did King Agamemnon meet his death?
- A.
Poison from Aigisthos, in his favorite wine.
- B.
Invited to a feast by his wife and Aigisthos and slaughtered while eating.
- C.
Killed by the arrow of a rival King in battle.
- D.
Strangled by an assassin of an enemy kingdom.
- 16.When Odysseus's mother told him how she died, what did he do?
- A.
Try to hug her, but passed right through and fell to the ground.
- B.
Run off to his ship because he could not take the sadness.
- C.
Devise a plan to escape the Underworld with his mother's soul and return it to her body.
- D.
Drop to his knees and cry at his mothers ghostly feet.
- 17.What simple rule did Teiresias give to Odysseus about the souls?
- A.
Keep them away from the blood, and they will approach him with truths.
- B.
Do not tell them his name, or any of his crew members' names because they might haunt them.
- C.
Do not feed them, no matter how much they beg.
- D.
If he lets the dead come near the blood, they will tell him what is true; if he refuses, they will go away.