The Odyssey - Book XXIII (23) Comprehension Check
Passage
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who tells Penelope that the beggar who killed the suitors is Odysseus?
Telemachus
Eurynome
Laertes
Euryclea
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Odysseus use as the centerpost of his bed?
A stone pillar
A metal rod
A young olive tree
A wooden beam
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Teiresias instruct Odysseus to do in order to have a happier time in his old age?
Offer sacrifices to all the gods
All of the above
Sacrifice to Poseidon
Travel to a distant land
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Penelope ask Odysseus to do before going to bed?
Go to the woods to see his father
Wash and put on clean clothes
Tell her a story
Offer sacrifices to the gods
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Odysseus use to make his bed look taller and stronger than before?
Athena's magic
Extra blankets
A new frame
A special potion
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Penelope do when she heard about the deaths of the suitors?
She wept for joy
She flew into a rage
She laughed uncontrollably
She fainted
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Odysseus say would happen to him in his old age?
He would die peacefully
He would die in battle
He would become a king
He would become a god
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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