The Odyssey Book 12

a six-headed sea monster who devours sailors

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Elpenor

• Sirens

a dangerous whirlpool personified as a female sea monster

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Elpenor

• Sirens

part woman and part bird, whose songs lure sailors to their death

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Elpenor

• Sirens

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man of Odysseus’s crew; killed in an accident

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Elpenor

• Sirens

How does Elpenor die?

• falls off a roof

• gets eaten by a Cyclops

• drowns at sea

• burns alive in the Land of the Dead

Whose island is Elpenor on when he dies?

• The Island of Circe

• The Island of Calypso

• The Island of Helios

• The Island of Cycopes

Circe tells Odysseus that in order to survive the Sirens he must do what?

• put beeswax in his men’s ears, tie himself to the mast, and instruct his men to not untie him

• cut off his ears and kill his men

• capture the Sirens and drown them

• force his men to listen to the Sirens, and hide in the ship and wait for it to pass

Circe tells Odysseus that when dealing with Scylla and Charybdis, it’s better to what?

• hang close to Charybdis

• hang close to Scylla

• battle Charybdis and Scylla

• retreat to the valley

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Odysseus’ men eat what?

• the cattle of Helios

• the pigs of Circe

• the cattle of Hermes

• the Cyclops

After Odysseus' men eat Helios' cattle, Zeus responds by doing what?

• sending a lightning bolt to destroy Odysseus’ ship.

• sending a tornado to destroy Odysseus’ ship.

• sending a hurricane to destroy Odysseus’ ship.

• sending a god to destroy Odysseus’ ship.