The Odyssey (The Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis)

Where do Odysseus and his men go after they leave the Land of the Dead?

• Aeaea

• Aeolia

• Thrinakia

• the Laestrygonians

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What is the first danger that Circe warns Odysseus about?

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Helios' cattle

• the sirens

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Which of the following describes Scylla?

• a whirlpool that sucks down everything around it

• a monster with 6 heads and 12 legs

• woman-like creatures with beautiful voices

• the island where Helios' cattle live

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Which of the following describes Charybdis?

• a whirlpool that sucks down everything around it

• a monster with 6 heads and 12 legs

• woman-like creatures with beautiful voices

• the island where Helios' cattle live

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Which of the following describes the Sirens?

• a whirlpool that sucks down everything around it

• a monster with 6 heads and 12 legs

• woman-like creatures with beautiful voices

• the island where Helios' cattle live

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How do the men survive the Sirens?

• They do not.

• They sail away from them.

• They make an offering to them.

• They plug their ears with beeswax.

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Why doesn't Odysseus tell his men about Scylla?

• There is nothing they can do.

• They would not sail toward it if he did.

• He knows it is better to lose 6 men than all of them.

• All of these

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What does Scylla do?

• devour 6 of Odysseus' men

• suck down the ship and all of the crew

• lead the men to their deaths

• Nothing; they successfully avoid her

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As the men leave Scylla and Charybdis behind, where are they headed?

• Aeaea

• Aeolia

• the Land of the Dead

• the Island of Helios

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What do we know is going to happen?

• Everyone will make it back home safely.

• The men will stay away from the cattle.

• The men will eat the cattle.

• Poseidon is going to kill all of the men.

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