The Odyssey Quiz #3

Which of the following is true in the original text of "The Sirens"?

• Circe tells Odysseus to listen to the Sirens' song

• Odysseus chooses to listen to the Sirens' song

• Circe gives Odysseus bees wax to cover the crew's ears.

• The crew does NOT see Odysseus suffer

Which is FALSE from "Scylla and Charybdis"?

• Odysseus encourages his men.

• Odysseus tells his men that 6 of them will die.

• Circe told Odysseus NOT to fight against Scylla.

• Odysseus mourns the death of 6 of his men.

In "The Cattle of the Sun God," what do the men do when Odysseus falls asleep?

• They upset Helios by praying the moon goddess

• They pray to the gods for help

• They eat the god Helios's cattle

• They obey all his instructions.

What can be inferred happens to the crew when they leave Helios's island?

• They are all eaten by Scylla.

• They are turned to stone by Calypso's magic.

• They are struck down by Helios's thunderbolt.

• They all drown, probably killed by Charybdis

Read following sentence from the Calypso script: The seas around Odysseus began to grow  restless – frothing and churning in anger. This is an example of ​ ​ (a)  

• personification
• simile
• metaphor
• smell imagery

What does Odysseus do every day on Calypso's island?

• He cries for his family

• He cries for his lost men

• He thinks of ways to escape the island

• He writes down all his adventures to tell Telemachus.

Why does Calypso think the gods are hypocritical (have a double-standard)?

• The gods support many heroes but discourage goddesses from doing so.

• The gods take many lovers but discourage goddesses from doing so

• The gods use many powers but discourage goddesses from doing so.

• The gods fight in many wars but discourage goddesses from doing so.

Reorder the following events

• Odysseus listens to the Sirens

• Odysseus falls asleep on Helios's island

• Odysseus spends 7 years with Calypso

• Odysseus gets home to Ithaca

• 6 men are devoured by Scylla

What offer from Calypso does Odysseus refuse?

• immortality

• superhuman strength

• immense

  wealth

• glory and fame

What do the gods argue about in the Calypso script?

• Whether Polyphemus should have his eye healed

• Whether Penelope should marry one of the suitors

• Whether Calypso is correct about double-standards

• Whether Odysseus should continue to suffer