Odyssey Part I Quiz II

Aeolus was the king of _______.

• Wine

• Wind

• Whining

• Ocean

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What is occurring between Odysseus and his men as they arrive at Aeolus' floating, bronze island?

• Odysseus and his men are united

• Odysseus and his men have no trust among each other

• Odysseus and his men are feasting

• Odysseus and his men are trying to plan how to hide from Polyphemus

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"I stayed up for nine days without a rest, manning the helm myself, for I was determined that nothing would stop me reaching home now."

Which of the following does NOT explain why Odysseus chose to man the helm himself?

• He is the leader and he needs to lead his men

• He feels he cannot sleep because his men are not trustworthy with the bag of wind

• He is determined

• He put the interest of his men first and let them do whatever they want

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Why did Odysseus' men decide to open the bag of wind?

• They thought Odysseus was hiding food

• They were bored and wanted to get home faster

• They felt jealous and did not trust him

• One of the crew members dared another.

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"In my grief I thought that I should cast myself overboard and drown rather than suffer such tragedy. But my spirit held me, made me cling to the rail and endure it all."

Which words are the STRONGEST diction choices that help relay Odysseus' feelings?

• cast, drown, and spirit

• grief, suffer, tragedy, ensure

• thought, overboard, endure

• drown, tragedy, rail, all

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Which well-known Greek figure helped Odysseus while he was on Circe's island?

• Athena

• Apollo

• Hermes

• Zeus

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After killing Circe, Odysseus and his men took over her house and lived there for a year before leaving and heading home to Ithaca.

• True

• False

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Circe informs Odysseus that he needs to travel to ___________ to see __________.

• Ithaca,

  his wife

• Ithaca,

  his son

• the Land of the Dead, Hades

• the Land of the Dead, Tiresias

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Which words best describe Poseidon's thoughts based on the image?

• happy, clever

• vengeful, kind

• vengeful, angry,

• obedient, focused

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The illustrator chooses to use mainly grey tones in his images. What is the significance of using darker tones as opposed to colorful ones?

• Greys provided a more gloomy tone while color represented sorrow

• Greys represented the grimness of death while color symbolized life

• Greys were able to show the smoke from the volcanoes and he ran out of color.

• Greys provided a dark tone while the color was left out because there was no need for it

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