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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy were Odysseus' men not afraid of Circe at first?Circe put a spell on them immediately.Circe looked like a harmless girl singing and weaving.Circe promised not to hurt them.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Odysseus able to avoid Circe's spell?He has strong will power.He follows Eurylochus advice.He is protected by Herme's flower.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Circe do to men who wash up on her island?She feeds them to her dogsShe turns them into domestic animalsShe sleeps with themShe forces them to fight each other to the death
- 4. Multiple Choice
How long do Odysseus and his crew stay with Circe?
1 week
1 month
6 months
1 year
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho helps Odysseus avoid Circe’s magic and what was he given to do so?Athena, a charmAthena, a staffHermes, a herb called molyHermes, a stone
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Circe turn some of Odysseus's crew into?snakesllamaspigsmonkeys
- 7. Multiple Choice
How does Circe hurt Odysseus?
She makes him stay on her island for 5 years as her slave.
She transforms his crew members into pigs.
She permanently stops him from continuing on his journey.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does Circe help Odysseus?
tells him how to get past the Sirens
tells him how to get past Scylla and Charybdis
tells him not to kill the sun god's cattle
all of the answers are correct.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Once they landed, what did the men find on the island?
A monstrous cyclops
A 6 headed monster
Lotus flowers
A hut
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did Circe give the men who entered her palace?
A soup mixed with poison
A bag of gold
Immortality and eternal youth
A ship to get home to Ithaca
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho did Odysseus meet in the woods, and how were they helpful?Hermes, gave him a protective herbHermes, turned his men back into humansZeus, gave him a protective herbZeus, turned his men back into humans
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Circe, what must Odysseus do to reach his home of Ithaca?Kill the cows on the Island of the SunStay with her for 7 yearsGo speak to Tiresias in the UnderworldBuild a raft
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who is Circe?
mermaid
naiad
goddess
witch
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who is the Sun God?
Apollo
Poseidon
Zeus
Circe
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who is left alive at the end of this story?
Odysseus
Odysseus and two crew members
The entire crew
Six men
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which Greek custom does Circe show Odysseus and his crew?
Hospitality
Punctuality
The host always gets more than the guests
Take their sandals off before entering her home
- 17. Multiple Choice
There is no safe route for you and your men to return home; for when you leave here, you must pass through a narrow passage between the rocks of ____________
Scylla
Charybdis
The Sirens
Cyclops
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the whirlpool called?
Charybdis
The Sirens
The Lotus Eaters
Scylla
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who is the monster that yelps like a dog?
Scylla
Charybdis
Eurylochus
Circe
- 20. Multiple Choice
When they were out at sea, the sun disappeared behind a black cloud. The dark skies filled with lightning and an electric flash shot down from the hand of ____________ and hit their boat, ripping it into two.
Zeus
Poseidon
Apollo
Hermes
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