The Odyssey- Book 12

What monsters will Odysseus and his men encounter first, according to Circe?

• Shades
• Sirens
• Scylla 
• Charybdis

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When Odysseus and his men returned from the Underworld, who did they have a funeral for?

• Telemachus- Odysseus's son

• Eurylochus- Odysseus's 2nd in command

• Hades- God of the Underworld

• Elpenor- One of Odysseus's men

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When Odysseus and his men arrive at Helius's island, what's the one order Circe gives them?

• Sacrifice their best ewe

• Be as quiet as possible

• Don't dock your ship

• Don't touch the cows

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Who is Charybdis?

• Whirlpool monster

• 20 legged, six headed monster

• Greek God of Winds

• Singing monster who draws in sailors through song

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Ever heard of the saying "stuck between a rock and a hard place?" What difficult choice does Odysseus have to make in this chapter?

• Putting wax in his ears or his mens

• Sailing North or South

• Staying with Circe or returning to Ithaca

• Sailing between Charybdis or Scylla

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What did Zeus do in response to the men eating a cow?

• Threw lightning bolts and destroyed Odysseus ship, killing all of his men. Woah.

• Nothing, he was surprisingly okay with It.

• Sunk his ship with help from Poseidon

• Order Charybdis to drag down Odysseus's ship, killing all of his men.

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At the end of Book 12, where did Odysseus end up?

• Ithaca

• Back at Circe's island

• Calypso's island

• Helius's island

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How does Elpenor die?

• falls off a roof

• gets eaten by a Cyclops

• drowns at sea

• burns alive in the Land of the Dead

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

One of the two obstacles in Book 12 that represents temptation is what?

• The Sirens

• Charybdis

• Scylla

• Circe