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12thgrade
Odyssey - land of the dead - cattle of the sun god
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Circe do to some of Odysseus' men?Loves them upTurns them to toadsTurns them to pigsEats them
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Odysseus have to go to the Land of the Dead?To receive a prophecy from TeiresiasTo confront the spirit of his motherTo confront the spirit of his dead menBecause he was dead
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "O man of woe" an example of?in medias resinvocationepithetepic simile
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Teiresias warn Odysseus and his men not to do?Confront the CyclopsReturn to Circe's islandGo homeKill Helios' cattle
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow does the crew endanger themselves in this section?Open Aeolus' bag of windsFall under Circe's spellLose a battle with the LaestrygoniansAll of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Elpenor's request for a proper burial and memorial show about Greek culture?They want to be respected and remembered.They like shiny objects.They value hospitality.They value intelligence.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Poseidon want to punish Odysseus?Odysseus ate some fish without asking.Odysseus stole Poseidon's trident.Odysseus had extra-marital relations with a mermaid.Odysseus blinded his son.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho are the cannibals Odysseus loses all but 1 of his ships to?Dead peopleLaestrygoniansAeolusPoseidon
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis image depictsScyllaCharybdisThe SirensCirce
- 10. Multiple ChoiceBy heaven! When she vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron seething over intense fire, when the mixture suddenly heaves and rises.
This is an example of...in medias resepic simileinvocationhubris - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the crew tie Odysseus to the mast?They were trying to overthrow himPoseidon told them toSo he could safely listen to the SirensHe couldn't stand on his own.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Scylla wasa giant whirlpoola giant cannibala mermaida monster with many heads
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Odysseus do to protect his men from the Sirens?Plugs their ears with beeswax.Ties himself to the mast of the ship.Tells the men to row on quickly and sternly.Helps the men capture Scylla and Charybdis.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho died from grief because Odysseus was gone too long?PenelopeAnticleaLaertesTelemachus
- 15. Multiple Choicetravailcontinuous travelpainful effortgreat sorrowimmense pain
- 16. Multiple Choiceanguish...agonyjoysorrowterrible
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the Sirens enchant men with?Their perfume.Their voices.Their eyes.Their appearances.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did Eurylochus defy Odysseus?He stole foodHe persuaded the men to eat the Sun God's cattleHe talked bad about Odysseus to the crew
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the consequence of eating the cattle?All of the men except Odysseus died by Zeus's lightningThe men died from food posioningOdysseus died but his crew lived
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhom does Odysseus blame when he wakes up and sees what his men have done?He blames himself. He feels guilty for sleeping.He blames Eurylochus for talking his men into eating the cattle.He blames Zeus for letting him sleep so long.He blames Helios for being a bad host.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceChoose one support used by Eurylochus to eat the cattle of the sun god.Helios (the sun god) won't mind.We deserve to eat real food.Starving is worse than drowning.Odysseus is gone and can't stop us.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWho is the Sun God?HeliumHeliosHeliotropeEurylochus
- 23. Multiple ChoiceDescribe the scene in which the men eat the cattle of the Sun God.They perform a ritual of sacrifice first, then eat.They get drunk and overeat, like they did with the Cicones.They eat in silence without a ritual.They force feed Odysseus so he will get in trouble, too.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho is Lord of Noon?HermesHadesHeliosOdysseus
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho is Lampetia?The wife of Eurylochus.The daughter of Odysseus.The daughter of the Sun God.A nymph who captures Odysseus.
- 26. Multiple Choice" . . . just as Dawn with finger tips of rose touched the windy world . . ." is an example ofepithethubrispersonificationinvocation
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which monster has 6 heads?
Cyclops
Scylla
Charybdis
Sirens
- 28. Multiple ChoiceDefine ArdorHate.Lust.Passion.Happy.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceDefine InsidiousGood.A scary movie.Foolish.Evil.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhere do the Greatest Gods live?Troy.Wilton.Styx.Mt. Olympus.
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