Odyssey Reading Check pgs. 74-99

What was Tiresias's prophecy to Odysseus?

• It will be many years before Odysseus reaches Ithaca

• Odysseus will die at sea

• All of Odysseus's men will turn back into pigs

• Odysseus will never return to Ithaca

What were Odysseus's orders when their ship sailed past the Sirens?

• To stop rowing and let the waves take them out to sea

• For all the men to stop and listen to the Siren's song

• For all the men to plug their ears with wax and row as hard as they could

• To loosen the cords that held Odysseus to the mast

What obstacles did Odysseus and his men have to face in order to pass the Wandering Rocks?

• the five-headed dog, Cerberus

• the Lernean Hydra

• The six-headed monster, Scylla

• The great whirlpool, Charybdis

When Odysseus reached the island of Thrinacia, what did he warn his men not to touch?

• The golden apple

• The olive trees

• Odysseus's sword

• The Sun God's cattle

What happened to the sailors at sea as a result of eating the Sun God's cattle?

• Zeus struck the ship with a lightning bolt

• Poseidon sunk the ship under the sea

• Odysseus's men gave up and jumped overboard

• Odysseus drowned and died

How did Odysseus manage to survive the whirlpool, Charybdis?

• He killed all of his men as a sacrifice to the whirlpool

• He clung to a fig tree until his raft reappeared and paddled away

• He tricked Charybdis by offering buried treasure

• He killed Charybdis with his sword