Bk. 9&10 The Odyssey Quiz
Authored by Taylor Buehler
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who in Books 9 and 10 performs acts of trickery against Odysseus's men?
The Cyclops
Aeolus, god of the winds
Eurylochus, one of Odysseus's men
Circe the sorceress
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Whom does Circe say that Odysseus must TALK TO in the Underworld to learn how to get home?
"dreadful Persephone"
"blind Tiresias"
"Laertes' son"
"the house of Hades"
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What failure causes Odysseus and his men to lose the bag of winds Aeolus gives to them?
Carelessness -- they do not tend to the bag and let it get torn open.
Envy -- the men think Odysseus is taking something all for himself that they deserve to share.
Exhaustion -- they cannot stay awake to tend to the bag.
Deception -- they really are on the side of the suitors, and they want to help them.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is noteworthy about the Laestrygonians?
They are incredible sailors.
They are excellent hosts.
They are shape shifters.
They are man eating giants.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Eurylochus will not go with the men to explore Circe's island. How would you characterize Eurylochus from this scene?
mutinous -- he wants to be the leader
cautious -- he is afraid they will all die
lazy -- he always tries to get out of work
home-sick -- he can only think of his wife back home
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
For how long do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe?
A day
Three days
Seven days
A year
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who is the Cyclops' father?
Zeus
Hades
Dale
Poseidon
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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