Odyssey Books 11 and 12

Why is Elpenor in the Land of the Dead?

• He fell of a roof and died

• He road on the boat with Odysseus

• He walked

• Hades dragged him down there

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Which relative of Odysseus do we see in the Land of the Dead?

• His dad

• His mom

• His wife

• His son

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Tiresias warns Odysseus and his men not to touch what?

• The sun

• Circe's magic wand

• Calypso's magic conch shell

• The cattle of Helios

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To which heroes of the Trojan War does Odysseus speak?

• Agamemnon

• Achilles

• Both Agamemnon and Achilles

• None of the Above

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What DOESN'T Odysseus tell his mean about in Book 12?

• How to get home

• How many days they have left until they die

• That they aren't supposed to touch Helios's cattle

• The path home

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What does Odysseus do when he gets to the top of the mountain?

• Prays to Zeus

• Falls asleep

• Kills a jaguar

• Prays to Poseidon

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What do Odysseus's men do that they are not supposed to?

• Touch the cattle of Helios

• Sail without Odysseus

• Go hunting

• Leave Odysseus in the Land of the Dead

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What happens after Odysseus's men touch the cattle?

• The cattle hides begin to "moo"

• The cattle hides begin to move

• They are cursed

• All of the above

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Where does Odysseus end up after drifting for nine days on the ocean?

• Home

• Calypso's island

• Circe's island

• Phaecia

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What is going to happen next at the end of book 12?

• The Phaeacians are going to take Odysseus home

• Odysseus has to go on another mission

• Odysseus sees his son

• Odysseus goes off to war again

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