THE ODYSSEY Books 10 - 12

What is in the bag from Aeolus that causes the ship to go off course when sailors open it?

• stolen treasure

• the Sirens

• wind

• NONE of these answers

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Hermes is

• a blind prophet.

• a helper sent by Athena.

• a six-headed monster.

• Odyseuss' son.

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"Ah, well, if nobody has played you foul there in your lonely bed, we are no use in pain..." is an example of

• alliteration.

• dramatic irony

• onomotopoeia.

• a sound device.

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"...nor seen seagoing ships, with crimson bows and oars that fledge light hulls for dipping flight" is an example of

• alliteration.

• internal rhyme.

• metonymy.

• rhyme.

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Sirens ___

• are the Cylopes that blinded Polyphemus.

• are six-headed monsters.

• cast spells on Odysseus' men, turning them into pigs.

• make beautiful sounds to coax/bewitch men.

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How do the sailors keep Odysseus from being drawn into the Sirens' musical lure?

• They blindfold him.

• They do nothing to help.

• They put wax in his ears.

• They tie him up.

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Odysseus saves his crew from the Sirens' song by

• tying up his men.

• instructing them to sing louder.

• plugging the sailors' ears with cotton.

• NONE of these answers

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What might be the reasoning behind Odysseus NOT warning his crew about Scylla?

• Odysseus has a close relationship with Scylla.

• Odysseus is forgetful.

• They would argue about who would fight Scylla.

• They would panic and endanger the entire ship.

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Between which two monsters does Odyssues navigate after passing the Sirens?

• Calypso and Circe

• Charybdis and Scylla

• Circe and Polyphemus

• NONE of these answers

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Scylla___

• is a Cyclops who is related to Polyphemus.

• is a blind prophetess.

• is a six-headed monster.

• is a goddess of the sea.

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