Odyssey Quiz (pages 503-519)

In the "Adventure of the Winds," Odysseus falls asleep on their journey home, and his men decided to open the bag of winds (not knowing what's inside). Infer what aspects of human nature they show by doing this. PICK THREE.

• Patience

• Greed

• Jealousy

• Curiosity

• Loyalty

Why won't Aeolus help Odysseus and his men a second time when they are blown back to his island?

• Aeolus' island was destroyed by Poseidon for helping Odysseus the first time.

• Aeolus fears the gods and thinks Odysseus is bad luck.

• Aeolus fears Odysseus and thinks the gods are bad luck.

• Aeolus has no more control of the wind to bag up and help him.

Where does Odysseus lose all his men and ships except his own ship and crew?

• Land of the Lotus Eaters

• Circe's island

• Land of the Laestrygons

• King Alcinous's land

Which description best fits Circe?

• Whirlpool

• Wizard

• Siren

• Sorceress

Who does Circe send Odysseus to see before he's allowed to continue on his journey?

• Tiresias

• Calypso

• King Alcinous

• Circe

What major warning does the person in the Land of the Dead section give to Odysseus?

• Don't let your men go fishing.

• Don't listen to the sirens.

• Don't eat the cattle of Helios.

• Don't let Scylla eat six of your men.

What four warnings did Circe tell Odysseus? PICK FOUR.

• Helios' cattle

• The Wandering Rocks

• Calypso

• Scylla & Charybdis

• The Sirens

True or False: Charybdis eats six of his men.

• True

• False

Which piece of text evidence proves that Odysseus had to make a sacrifice for the greater good of his men?

• "I strained my eyes upon that cliffside veiled in cloud."

• "But as I sent them on toward Scylla, I told them nothing, as they could do nothing."

• "Get the oarshafts in your hands, and lay back hard on your benches."

• "That was all, and it brought them round to action."

What qualities are exemplified about Odysseus when he says, "Deathly pity ran through me at that sight--far worst I ever suffered" when Scylla ate his men?

PICK TWO

• sypmathy

• anger

• sincere

• curiosity