Week 10: The Odyssey Part I Test (9th)

The character who keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 years is:

• Polyphemus

• Penelope

• Calypso

• Scylla

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The god who delivers messages is:

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Athena

• Hermes

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The reason Odysseus left his home in Ithaca is:

• He was craving adventure.

• To fight in the war in Troy.

• He was banished.

• To trade with other lands.

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The Cyclops is:

• A kind of ship.

• One of the gods.

• A giant monster with 6 heads.

• A giant monster with one eye.

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Odysseus defeats the Cyclops by:

• Gouging his eye out.

• Killing him.

• Wrestling match.

• Winning at chess.

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Circe likes to:

• Turn men to stone.

• Frustrate travelers with difficult riddles.

• Collect helmets and armor from warriors who come to her island.

• Turn men into animals, like pigs.

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Tiresias the prophet can only be found:

• On Calypso's island

• On Mt. Olympus

• In the Land of the Dead

• Back in Ithaca.

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One way to get past the Sirens and survive is:

• Row fast.

• Fight with all your might.

• Cover your ears.

• Row blindfolded.

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The monster that sucks down water 3 times a day is:

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Cyclops

• Phaecia

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The monster that has 6 heads and eats men, one for each mouth is:

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Cyclops

• Phaecia

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