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 1. The men Odysseus sends to meet
the Lotus Eaters eat all the lotus
flowers given to them. They then . . .
A. fall ill and die
B. Are tortured by the Lotus Eaters
C. Forget their homeland
D. forget their homeland but do not return to
the ship.
 2. Why did Odysseus blind the
Cyclops, Polyphemus, rather than
kill him?
A. Tiresias and Circe have advised him to do
so.
B. Odysseus takes pity on the Cyclops.
C. Odysseus does not want to anger Poseidon.
D. Odysseus realized that only Polyphemus
can remove the bolder from the door.
 3. Odysseus saves his crew from
the Sirens songs by:
A. plugging their ears with beeswax
B. singing louder than the Sirens
C. tying them to their oars
D. Sailing around Charybdis
4. Odysseus did not warn his crew
about Scylla because they would. .
.
A. attempt to do battle with her
B. panic and endanger the entire ship
C. insist on sailing closer to Charybdis
D. overtake the ship and return to Circes Hall
5. Which god didnt show Odysseus
pity?
A. Aeolus, god of Wind
B. Hades, god of the Underworld
C. Athena, goddess of wisdom
D. Poseidon, god of the sea
 6. The Scylla has ___ heads and
___legs.
A. 1 head and 2 legs
B. 2 heads and 4legs
C. 6 heads and 12 legs
D. 10 heads and 20 legs
 7. Where does Circe send
Odysseus, first?
A. to the straits of Scylla and Charybdis
B. to the Lotus Eaters
C. to Calypsos island
D. to the Land of the Dead
 8. What does Tiresias warn
Odysseus not to do?
A. blind Polyphemus
B. drink Circes wine without eating the moly
C. anger Scylla
D. harm Helios cattle
 9. What does Aeolus do for
Odysseus?
A. he provides him with muses to inspire him
in battle
B. he builds him a fast ship to travel home in
C. he warns him of Circe and her magic spells
D. he bags all the stormy winds up.
 10. Describe Charybdis

A. a whirlpool that constantly churns just past

the strait of Scylla.
B. a monster that opens her mouth creating a
whirlpool that devours all above her.
C. a twin of Scylla that stays hidden under the
water.
D. a god that is angry at Odysseus
 11. What will Odysseus find at
home according to Teiresias?
A. a maelstrom
B. home just as he remembers
C. mounting problems with suitors and
disloyal servants
D. his home destroyed and gone
 12. Where is Odysseus from?

A. Rome
B. Ithaca
C. Troy
D. Aeaea
13. When Odysseus returns home,
he adopts the disguise of . . .
A. swineherder
B. soothsayer
C. beggar
D. soldier
 14. What difficult task does
Penelope propose for the suitors?
A. they have to kill the Cyclops
B. they have to string Odysseus bow
C. they have to pull Odysseus sword from a
stone
D. they have to build her a new palace.
 15. How does Odysseus prove his
identity to Penelope?
A. he summons Argos with a secret name
B. He shows her the secret passage under
their bed
C. he tell her how he built their bed
D. he tells her how the two of them met.
 16. Which god/goddess helps
Odysseus?

A. Zeus
B. Athena
C. Poseidon
D. Aphrodite
 17. Which aspect of Odysseus
character keeps him from giving his
heart to Calypso or to Circe?
A. He is self-centered.
B. He is incapable of love.
C. He is eager to get back to Ithaca.
D. He prefers the sea to the land.
 18. The episode about Argus,
Odysseus dog, is important to the
overall part of Odysseus homecoming
because it emphasizes
A. The length of Odysseus absence from home.
B. The awareness of Odysseus disguise.
C. Argus undying loyalty to his master.
D. The qualities that people and animals have in
their youth.
 20. What is my full name?
__ ______ ____ - ________
Exchange your papers!
Answer
 1. The men Odysseus sends to meet
the Lotus Eaters eat all the lotus
flowers given to them. They then . . .
A. fall ill and die
B. Are tortured by the Lotus Eaters
C. Forget their homeland
D. forget their homeland but do not return to
the ship.
 2. Why does Odysseus blind the
Cyclops, Polyphemus, rather than
kill him?
A. Tiresias and Circe have advised him to do
so.
B. Odysseus takes pity on the Cyclops.
C. Odysseus does not want to anger Poseidon.
D. Odysseus realized that only Polyphemus
can remove the bolder from the door.
 3. Odysseus saves his crew from
the Sirens songs by:
A. plugging their ears with beeswax
B. singing louder than the Sirens
C. tying them to their oars
D. Sailing around Charybdis
4. Odysseus did not warn his crew
about Scylla because they would. .
.
A. attempt to do battle with her
B. panic and endanger the entire ship
C. insist on sailing closer to Charybdis
D. overtake the ship and return to Circes Hall
5. Which god didnt show Odysseus
pity?
A. Aeolus, god of Wind
B. Hades, god of the Underworld
C. Athena, goddess of wisdom
D. Poseidon, god of the sea
 6. The Scylla has ___ heads and
___legs.
A. 1 head and 2 legs
B. 2 heads and 4legs
C. 6 heads and 12 legs
D. 10 heads and 20 legs
 7. Where does Circe send
Odysseus, first?
A. to the straits of Scylla and Charybdis
B. to the Lotus Eaters
C. to Calypsos island
D. to the Land of the Dead
 8. What does Tiresias warn
Odysseus not to do?
A. blind Polyphemus
B. drink Circes wine without eating the moly
C. anger Scylla
D. harm Helios cattle
 9. What does Aeolus do for
Odysseus?
A. he provides him with muses to inspire him
in battle
B. he builds him a fast ship to travel home in
C. he warns him of Circe and her magic spells
D. he bags all the stormy winds up.
 10. Describe Charybdis

A. a whirlpool that constantly churns just past

the strait of Scylla.
B. a monster that opens her mouth creating a
whirlpool that devours all above her.
C. a twin of Scylla that stays hidden under the
water.
D. a god that is angry at Odysseus
 11. What will Odysseus find at
home according to Teiresias?
A. a maelstrom
B. home just as he remembers
C. mounting problems with suitors and
disloyal servants
D. his home destroyed and gone
 12. Where is Odysseus from?

A. Rome
B. Ithaca
C. Troy
D. Aeaea
13. When Odysseus returns home,
he adopts the guise of . . .
A. swineherder
B. soothsayer
C. beggar
D. soldier
 14. What difficult task does
Penelope propose for the suitors?
A. they have to kill the Cyclops
B. they have to string Odysseus bow
C. they have to pull Odysseus sword from a
stone
D. they have to build her a new palace.
 15. How does Odysseus prove his
identity to Penelope?
A. he summons Argos with a secret name
B. He shows her the secret passage under
their bed
C. he tell her how he built their bed
D. he tells her how the two of them met.
 16. Which god/goddess helps
Odysseus?

A. Zeus
B. Athena
C. Poseidon
D. Aphrodite
 17. Which aspect of Odysseus
character keeps him from giving his
heart to Calypso or to Circe?
A. He is self-centered.
B. He is incapable of love.
C. He is eager to get back to Ithaca.
D. He prefers the sea to the land.
 18. The episode about Argus,
Odysseus dog, is important to the
overall part of Odysseus homecoming
because it emphasizes
A. The length of Odysseus absence from home.
B. The awareness of Odysseus disguise.
C. Argus undying loyalty to his master.
D. The qualities that people and animals have in
their youth.
 19-20. What is my full name?

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