The Odyssey Books 8-13

Where is Odysseus while he narrates his adventures in Books 9-12?

• Ogygia, Calypso's Island

• The Palace of King Alcinoos and Queen Arete

• At his home in Ithaca

• Circe's mansion

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Who is Polyphemus?

• A member of Odysseus' crew

• The Cyclops

• A ghost in the Underworld

• A member of King Alcinoos' Court

• One of Penelope's suitors

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Why do Odysseus and his crew see Ithaca, but do not get there?

• Poseidon kicked up a big storm.

• They needed to go to the Land of the Dead first.

• The men cut open the bag of winds.

• Athena tells Odysseus to take a different route.

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After Odysseus and the crew encounter the deadly Laistrygonians, how many ships are left?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Who is the "manager of the winds"?

• Alcinoos

• Arete

• Aiolos

• Aiaia

• Athena

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How do Odysseus and the men leave the Cyclops' cave?

• The ride out underneath some the sheep.

• They give the Cyclops wine and leave when he passes out.

• They kill the Cyclops as he sleeps.

• They sneak out while the Cyclops is away with his sheep and goats.

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Just after leaving Troy, Odysseus and the men attack a town in the region of Ismaros. The next day these people counterattack. Who are they?

• Laistrygonians

• Trojans

• Achaians

• Ciconians

• Cyclopians

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While he is on his way to Circe's mansion, who does Odysseus meet?

• Hermes

• Athena

• Poseidon

• Aphrodite

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Which of these men is NOT a member of Odysseus' crew?

• Eurylochus

• Perimedes

• Elpenor

• Polites

• Telemachus

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While Odysseus talks to many ghosts in the Underworld, he goes there to specifically consult which person?

• Elpenor

• Anticlea

• Teiresias

• Hades

• Persephone

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