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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat character trait does Odysseus display when he listens to the siren song?Selfishnessself-sacrificeloyalty to Zeusloyalty to Penelope
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Odysseus put out Polyphemus’ one eye?If he is blinded, he will not see the men escaping.He may then give the men freedom in exchange for his life.It is the cruelest revenge he can think of.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus first wishes to kill the sleeping Polyphemus with his sword. Why doesn’t he do so?Polyphemus almost never sleeps.Polyphemus is protected by magic.With Polyphemus dead, nobody will be able to open the cave stone-door.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe lotus flower should have been avoided because anyone who eats itWishes only to go homeLoses memoryIs turned into an animal
- 5. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus and his men actually got out of the cave byTying themselves to the underside of the sheepSneaking out ahead of the sheepDisguising themselves as sheep
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe home island of Odysseus is Ithaca.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceShe had twelve tentacles and six heads that stole men from their ships as they sailed by.CyclopsCalypsoScyllaPenelope
- 8. Multiple ChoiceShe loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave because he did not want to stay.ScyllaCharybdisPenelopeCalypso
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe character who refused to inform sailors of their impending death.OdysseusCirceCyclopsCharybdis
- 10. Multiple Choiceodysseus has a ten year old daughterTrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus is a king who was selected to fight on behalf of all kingsTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple Choicecyclops have three eyesTrueFalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceParis picked wisdomTruefalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus came up with the Trojan cowTrueFalse
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an antagonist Odysseus faces?PoseidonAntinousAlcinousTelemachus - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat woman is at the center of the Trojan War?HelenCircePenelopePandora
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Odysseus' hometown?SpartaIthacaIsmarusThrinacia
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?MenelausNoBodyLaertesHe disguised himself as a beggar
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe Cyclops' curse did NOT include which of the followingall Odysseus' men would diehis wife would die in childbirthit would take a long time to get homehe would arrive home on another man's ship
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat invaluable gift does Aeolus give Odysseus?A bag of windsA mapA swordA ram to sacrifice
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men?ScyllaCirceLaestrygoniansHelios
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWho helps Odysseus avoid the sorcery of Circe?HermesEumaeusAthenaEurylochus
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow long (according to the book) do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe and her maids?1 year5 years7 years3 years
- 24. Multiple Choice_____, Odysseus' young sailor, dies on Circe's island and meets him in the underworld.ElpenorPolitesEurylochusEurybates
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of his own relatives does Odysseus see in the Underworld?FatherMotherWifeSon
- 26. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus & Penelope's _____ is built around a tree; this is how Penelope knows that the real Odysseus has returned.beddressermirroraltar
- 27. Multiple ChoiceOdysseus let _____ of the suitors live.AntinousEurymachusNoneOne
- 28. Multiple ChoiceTo win Penelope's hand, the suitors must string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through...16 apples9 of her most valued rings5 cow hearts12 ax rings
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