Test Part III: Odyssey

If Odysseus were to meet the Sirens he would most likely:

• marry them

• lose his memory

• die

• kill them

How does Penelope trick the suitors?

• She dresses her maidservant disguised as herself

• She unravels her weaving nightly

• She locks them in a room to murder each other

• She tells them her name is Nobody

What is a flashback?

• A scene that interrupts the story to tell about earlier events

• a sudden realization on the part of the epic hero

• a picture of what will happen in the future

What character trait does Odysseus show when he lies about his name to Cyclops?

• Cleverness

• Kindness

• Bravery

• Hospitality

WHere did Telemachus go when he returned to Ithaca?

• KFC/Taco Bell

• Tel tell his mom he's home

• To see his sweetheart

• To the swineheard

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Odysseus' wife has been

• waiting for 20 years
• raising their son
• fighting off suitors
• all are correct

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What was odd about the animals outside of Circe's house?

• they were vicious

• they were tame

• they were fake

• they were stuffed

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Who transforms Odysseus's sailors into pigs?

• Circe
• Athena
• Poseidon
• Calypso

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Athena disguises Odysseus as a _______.

• Sailor
• Beggar
• Suitor
• Soldier

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How does Zeus punish Odysseus and his men?

• He reanimates the meat in their stomachs
• He hits their ship with a thunderbolt
• He tells Poseidon about them
• He curses them.

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