English II Q2 Exam Review

 What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?

• They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever
• They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca
• They lose their sight
• They are turned into pigs

Who is Polyphemus?

• The Cyclops
• One of Odysseus's crew
• An arrogant suitor
• Odysseus's son

Who turns Odysseus' men into swine?

• Calypso
• Hermes
• Poseidon
• Circe

Odysseus is helped by which god/goddess?

• Athena
• Aphrodite
• Zeus
• Posiedon

Odysseus is from ______.

• Ithaca
• Troy
• Crete
• Sparta

How does Penelope keep the Suitors at bay for several years?

• Weaves a fine tapestry for the castle
• Weaves a funeral shroud for Laertes
• Weaves a new tunic for Odysseus
• Weaves a new wedding dress

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the suitors attempt to save themselves from impending death?

• They place all the blame on Antinous.
• They offer to give gold and oxen to Odysseus.
• They offer to become servants to Odysseus.
• They offer to repay Odysseus for all the food and drink they had consumed.

Who recognizes Odysseus when he/she saw the scar on his leg?

• Penelope
• Eumaeus
• Eurycleia
• Telemachus

Which god/goddess holds Odysseus captive for 7 years on his/her island?

• Circe
• Calypso
• Poseidon
• Aeolus

What are the suitors in Odysseus’s house demanding of Penelope?

• That she choose one of them to lead the country in Odysseus’s absence.
• That she choose one of them to marry.
• That she send Telemachus on a quest to find Odysseus.
• That she surrender her home and possessions to them.