Odyssey Books 9 and 10
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Odyssey Books 9 and 10
Quiz
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English
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9th Grade
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Medium
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Cameron Ratliff
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who in Books 9 and 10 performs acts of trickery against Odysseus's men?
The Cicones
Aeolus, god of the winds
Eurylochus, one of Odysseus's men
Circe the sorceress
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the danger of the Lotus Eaters from Book 9 (p243)?
They are man-eating plants
They turn men into pigs
They will make men forget about going home
They will blow their ships off course
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
According to Odysseus, who was to blame for the loss of men against the Cicones (p 241, lines 35-50)?
Odysseus
The men and Zeus
The wind
Zeus alone
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Whom does Circe say that Odysseus must TALK TO in the Underworld to learn how to get home? (p 275, lines 487-495)
"dreadful Persephone"
"blind Tiresias"
"Laertes' son"
"the house of Hades"
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What failure causes Odysseus and his men to lose the bag of winds Aeolus gives to them? (p 260 lines 38-45)
Carelessness -- they do not tend to the bag and let it get torn open.
Envy -- the men think Odysseus is taking something all for himself that they deserve to share.
Exhaustion -- they cannot stay awake to tend to the bag.
Deception -- they really are on the side of the suitors, and they want to help them.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is noteworthy about the Laestrygonians? (p 263)
They are incredible sailors.
They are excellent hosts.
They are shape shifters.
They are man eating giants.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Eurylochus will not go with the men to explore Circe's island. How would you characterize Eurylochus from this scene on p 273?
mutinous -- he wants to be the leader
cautious -- he is afraid they will all die
lazy -- he always tries to get out of work
home-sick -- he can only think of his wife back home
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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