While in the Underworld, Odysseus learns what devastating news?

His mother, Anticlea, has died.

What did Odysseus find out about Elpenor?

Elpenor fell off the roof and broke his neck

Why did Odysseus have to speak to Tiresias?

To find out how to finish his journey

To be able to speak to his mother

To find out what happened to his mother

half bird/half women singers who eat men

What does Odysseus do to protect his men from the Sirens?

Ties himself to the mast of the ship.

Tells the men to row on quickly and sternly.

Helps the men capture Scylla and Charybdis.

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 isn't; he plugs his ears with wax as the ship passes the Sirens' island

He eats a lotus flower, rendering him unable to swim to the Sirens' island

What does Scylla look like?

A huge monster with 12 tentacle legs and six heads

Deadly half-bird/half-women singers

Odysseus decides to sail closer to Scylla than to Charybdis so that

Harm will come to fewer of his men

He (Odysseus) will not be harmed

He won't be tempted to fight against fate

Why does Odysseus not tell the men about Scylla or Charybdis?

He does not want to frighten them

He does not plan to take them along

He wants the men to focus only on the Sirens

He knows that the men will not make it past the Sirens

Scylla strikes and grabs 6 men. The description from the text reads, "A man surf casting on a point of rock for bass or mackerel, whipping his long rod to drop the sinker and bait far out, will hook a fish and rip it from the surface to dangle wriggling through the air: so these were borne aloft in spasms toward the cliff." What is being described in this passage?

How Scylla captures the men, epic simile

How to fish in the waters around Scylla, descriptive imagery

How a fish is not worth as much as a man, comparison

How Odysseus ignores how his men feel about this trip, personification

Ever heard of the saying "stuck between a rock and a hard place?" What difficult choice does Odysseus have to make in the last episode we read?

Sailing between Charybdis or Scylla

Putting wax in his ears or his mens

Staying with Circe or returning to Ithaca

This epic story was used to teach values in Greece. Which of these values are seen in the Odyssey?

Respect of gods, Hospitality, Bravery

Open-Mindedness, Caring, Balance

Honesty, Reliability, Positivity

Service, Environmentalism, Fitness

The Odyssey: Land of the Dead, Sirens, Scylla, & Charybdis - Pre-AP

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5 mins • 1 pt

a lengthy comparison that people of Odysseus' time would have recognized

epic simile

epithet

epic hero

invocation

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

When Odysseus and his men sail to Aeolia, they meet Aeolus, a god. What is his godly power?

wind

sea

swine

lightning

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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What is Circe?

a pig

a sea creature

a human

a sorceress-goddess

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

When Odysseus and his men meet Circe on the isle of Aeaea, which animal does she turn Odysseus’ men into?

Pigs

Sheep

Rams

Goats

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Circe helps Odysseus by

Planning his future

Changing the future

Revealing the dangers that lie ahead

Protecting him against all dangers

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why does Odysseus have to go to the Land of the Dead?

To receive a prophecy from Tiresias

To confront the spirit of his mother

To confront the spirit of his dead men

Because he was dead

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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The Odyssey: Land of the Dead, Sirens, Scylla, & Charybdis - Pre-AP

a lengthy comparison that people of Odysseus' time would have recognized

When Odysseus and his men sail to Aeolia, they meet Aeolus, a god. What is his godly power?

What is Circe?

When Odysseus and his men meet Circe on the isle of Aeaea, which animal does she turn Odysseus’ men into?

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

Circe helps Odysseus by

Why does Odysseus have to go to the Land of the Dead?

What important people from Odysseus' life does he encounter in the Land of the Dead?

While in the Underworld, Odysseus learns what devastating news?

In the Underworld, Odysseus also learns that

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