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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat monsters will Odysseus and his men encounter first, according to Circe?ShadesSirensScyllaCharybdis
- 2. Multiple Choice
When Odysseus and his men returned from the Underworld, who did they have a funeral for?
Telemachus- Odysseus's son
Eurylochus- Odysseus's 2nd in command
Hades- God of the Underworld
Elpenor- One of Odysseus's men
- 3. Multiple Choice
When Odysseus and his men arrive at Helius's island, what's the one order Circe gives them?
Sacrifice their best ewe
Be as quiet as possible
Don't dock your ship
Don't touch the cows
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who is Charybdis?
Whirlpool monster
20 legged, six headed monster
Greek God of Winds
Singing monster who draws in sailors through song
- 5. Multiple Choice
Ever heard of the saying "stuck between a rock and a hard place?" What difficult choice does Odysseus have to make in this chapter?
Putting wax in his ears or his mens
Sailing North or South
Staying with Circe or returning to Ithaca
Sailing between Charybdis or Scylla
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did Zeus do in response to the men eating a cow?
Threw lightning bolts and destroyed Odysseus ship, killing all of his men. Woah.
Nothing, he was surprisingly okay with It.
Sunk his ship with help from Poseidon
Order Charybdis to drag down Odysseus's ship, killing all of his men.
- 7. Multiple Choice
At the end of Book 12, where did Odysseus end up?
Ithaca
Back at Circe's island
Calypso's island
Helius's island
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does Elpenor die?
falls off a roof
gets eaten by a Cyclops
drowns at sea
burns alive in the Land of the Dead
- 9. Multiple Choice
Circe tells Odysseus that in order to survive the Sirens he must do what?
put beeswax in his men’s ears, tie himself to the mast, and instruct his men to not untie him
cut off his ears and kill his men
capture the Sirens and drown them
force his men to listen to the Sirens, and hide in the ship and wait for it to pass
- 10. Multiple Choice
One of the two obstacles in Book 12 that represents temptation is what?
The Sirens
Charybdis
Scylla
Circe
- 11. Multiple Choice
One of the two obstacles in Book 12 that represents temptation is what?
the killing of the sun god's cattle
Charybdis
Scylla
the burial of Elpenor
- 12. Multiple Choicea lengthy comparisonepic simileepithetepic heroinvocation
- 13. Multiple Choice
Odysseus says, "But as I sent them on toward Scylla, I told them nothing, as they could do nothing. They would have dropped their oars again, in panic, to roll for cover under their decking" (528). What can we infer about Odysseus based on this quote?
He's strategic because he knows telling his men would not be good
He's afraid to tell his men the truth because they'll sacrifice him to Scylla
He's brave and is ready to go against Scylla
He's careless with his men's lives because he is willing to lose 6 of them
- 14. Multiple Choice
"Then Scylla made her strike[...] A man surfcasting on a point of a rock for bass or mackerel, whipping his long rod to drop the sinker and the bait far out, will hook a fish and rip it from the surface to dangle wriggling through the air" (528-29). What is Scylla being compared to in this extended metaphor?
a fish
a musician
a fisherman
a hungry animal
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does the men's refusal to listen to Odysseus' warning about the sun god's cattle reveal about their feelings towards their captain?
They trust him completely
They're happy with him
They dislike him
They don't trust him at all
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