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The God of the sea who Odysseus makes very mad is: 50/50 Poseidon Zeus A B Helios Hermes C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
The God of the Sun whose cattle are eaten by Odysseus’ men is: 50/50 Poseidon Zeus A B Hades Helios C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
When asked by the Cyclops, the main character said his name was: 50/50 Odysseus Somebody A B Nobody Anybody C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Who is the messenger to the gods? 50/50 Zeus Sirens A B Hermes Hades C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Who is Odysseus’ father? 50/50 Poseidon Laertes A B Zeus Agamemnon C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
The sea goddess who falls in love with Odysseus and is told by Hermes to let him leave her island is: 50/50 The Muse Circe A B Penelope Calypso C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
He did not want to upset the Cyclops The reason Odysseus did not kill the Cyclops when he had the opportunity is that: 50/50 There was no honor in it Fear got in the way A B They would be trapped He did not want to upset the Cyclops C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
How many benches were empty on each ship after the Land of the Cicones? 50/50 one Six A B ten Twenty-six C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Which of the following best represents Odysseus’ instructions before reaching the Sirens? 50/50 Tie men up/ put wax in Odysseus’ ears If Odysseus changes his mind it is o.k. A B Avoid the Sirens at all costs Put wax in men’s ears/ tie Odysseus up C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Who told Odysseus to venture to the Underworld for information? 50/50 Circe Calypso A B Scylla Penelope C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Odysseus’ men accidentally killed him In the Land of the Dead, Odysseus sees one of his men who died on Circe’s island. How did Elpenor die? 50/50 Circe killed him Fell off a roof A B He drowned at sea Odysseus’ men accidentally killed him C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Which of the following is NOT a plot strand of The Odyssey? 50/50 Odysseus’ return home to Ithaca Telemachus & Penelope in Ithaca A B Odysseus & Telemachus join forces Odysseus fighting the Trojan war C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Fill in the blanks:. told Fill in the blanks: told that Zeus wanted Odysseus to be set free to return home. 50/50 Hermes, Calypso Hermes, Circe A B Athena, Calypso Athena, Circe C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
Tiresias warned Odysseus not to: 50/50 Go home Eat Helios’ cattle A B Divorce Penelope Have an affair with Calypso C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD
In order to save his men, Odysseus got “close” to Circe, but, what seemed like minutes actually lasted 50/50 years An eternity A B seconds hours C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD