Odyssey test

In Penelope's archery contest, through how many axes must Odysseus fire his arrow?

• two
• eight
• twelve
• fifteen

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How is Odysseus able to listen safely to the Sirens' song?

• He has his men bind him to the ship's mast.
• Athena makes the Sirens appear ugly to him.
• He eats a lotus flower, rendering him unable to swim to the Sirens' island.
• He isn't able to listen safely to their song.

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Who transforms Odysseus's sailors into pigs?

• Circe
• Athena
• Poseidon
• Calypso

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Why does Poseidon despise Odysseus?

• Odysseus does not respect the sea.
• Odysseus and his men attacked him.
• Odysseus tricked him with a disguise.
• Odysseus blinded his son.

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What is Odysseus' hometown?

• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Ismarus
• Thrinacia

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How long (according to the book) do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe and her maids?

• 1 year
• 5 years
• 7 years
• 3 years

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

• Father
• Mother
• Wife
• Son

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_______:These creatures look like beautiful women, and their song can make ships crash and men forget their homes.

• The Lotus-Eaters
• The Sirens
• The Six-headed Syclla
• The Laestrygonians

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Scylla was a ______, and Charybdis was a _____

• the devil; Medusa
• a one-eyed monster; a sinkhole in the ground
• a cannibalistic tribe; a giant king
• a 6-headed monster; vicious whirlpool

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Odysseus stays with Calypso (according to the book) for _____ years.

• 5
• 7
• 3
• 1

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