Part 2 & 3 of The Odyssey

Which is the best rephrasing of the following lines? When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire….

• When young Dawn's fingertips turned rosy and lit up the world in various colors, the Cyclops built a fire.
• At daybreak, the Cyclops built a fire.
• The Cyclops built a fire whenever he saw a pinkish or rosy-colored sky.
• At sundown, the Cyclops builds a fire.

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Why did Odysseus's men open the bag of unfavorable winds?

• They thought it was dangerous
• They thought it would blow them home
• They thought it was treasure
• They wanted to be blown off course

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What does Circe transform Odysseus's men into?

• dogs
• turtles
• swine
• cattle

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What warning did Odysseus receive when he traveled to the under world/land of the dead?

• not to sail too close to Scylla or Charibdys
• To avoid the Sirens by sailing at night
• not to touch or allow his men to touch Helio's cattle
• that he would never find his way home if his men survived

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What effect does the siren song have on people?

• The song is repulsive and makes men sick
• The song is motivating and helps men on their journey
• The song is seductive and lures men to their deaths
• The song is peircing and makes men go deaf

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Odysseus is able to survive the encounter with the Sirens because he

• Puts wax in his ears
• Is strong enough to resist the singing
• Ties up all of his men
• Orders his men to tie him to the mast

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What must Odysseus do in order to survive the encounter with Scylla and Charybdis?

• Sail narrowly in between them so that the crew is  not shipwrecked
• Sail toward Scylla and risk his men in order to avoid being shipwrecked
• Sail toward Charybdis to avoid the men being eaten by Scylla
• Sail through an alternate route to save both the men and the ship

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What prevents Odysseus for stoping his men from eating Helio's cattle?

• They ignore his warnings and overpower him
• Zeus has put Odysseus to sleep
• Odysseus helps the men kill and eat the cows
• He has left the men to continue his journey

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What is demonstrated by Odysseus' failure to wake up and prevent his men from slaughtering the sun god's cattle?

• Eurylochus' skills as a leader
• Odysseus' exhaustion
• the power of the gods
• the disloyalty of the crew

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What is the punishment for killing the cattle? Who survived?

• Zeus destroyed the ship and killed all the men with a lightning bolt, only Odysseus survives
• Zeus turns all of the men into cattle, but lets Odysseus survive 
• Zeus refuses to punishe the men, but they end up being shipwrecked and only 2 men survive
• Zeus turns Odysseus and his men to cattle, but Athena turns them back

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