The Odyssey Books XI-XIII

Which spirits (shades) did Odysseus see in the underworld? Choose all.

• Antiklea

• Elpinor

• Agamemnon

• Achilles

• Herakles

What did Elpinor ask Odysseus for?

• Treasure

• To let his family know that he loved them.

• A proper burial

• To marry his daughter to Telemakhos

What did Teiresias predict?

• Odysseus alone would make it home after some hardship

• Odysseus and his men would all make it home.

• Circe has been misleading Odysseus.

• Odysseus and his men would all survive the Skylla.

How many men did Odysseus lose to the Skylla?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

What is the Kharybdis?

• A monster with eight heads.

• A narrow passage

• A whirlpool

• A dangerous island

How does Odysseus protect his men from the Sirens?

• He gives them a potion to knock them unconscious.

• He has them tie him up so he won't attack them.

• He covers their mouths with beeswax

• He covers their ears with beeswax.

When did the Odysseus' men eat the cattle of Helios?

• As soon as they landed on the island.

• On their second day on the island

• After many, many days on the island when their food ran out.

• They never ate the cattle of the Sun God.

How did Poseidon punish the Phaeacians?

• He sunk their ship.

• He had Zeus throw a lightning bolt at the ship.

• He turned all of the men into dolphins.

• He turned their ship into stone.

How did Athena disguise Odysseus?

• As a beggar

• As a swineherd

• As a slave

• As his son, Telemakhos

Where is Athena going next (to summon Telemakhos)?

• Sparta

• Pylos

• Olympus

• Ithaka