The Odyssey: Books 9-11

The Odyssey took place after which war?

• Persian War

• Peloponnesian War

• Trojan War

• 100 years war

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Who was Aeolus?

• The name of the Cyclopes

• A sea monster with six heads

• The god of winds who gave Odysseus a bag of wind

• The king of the Lotus-eaters

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The Cyclops is the son of...

• Zeus
• Hermes
• Apollo
• Poseidon

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Circe turns Odysseus' men into...

• goats
• pigs
• monkeys
• bunnies

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Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men?

• Scylla
• Circe
• Laestrygonians
• Helios

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Odysseus is sent from Circe's island to the Land of the Dead to speak with Tiresias who is a _______

• Odysseus' childhood friend

• deceased dog

• fallen solidier

• blind prophet

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Which of his own relatives does Odysseus see in the Underworld?

• Father
• Mother
• Wife
• Son

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In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus first tell the Cyclops his name was?

• Menelaus

• NoBody

• Laertes

• He disguised himself as a beggar

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How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclopes?

• They tricked the cyclopes into thinking they were other cyclopes

• They got away by hiding under the cyclopes's sheep

• They prayed to Zeus

• They gave the cyclopes a magic plant

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The Lotus eater plants made Odysseus's men forget about home and want to stay.

• True

• False

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