Odyssey Stranded on Calypso's Island

Odyssey Stranded on Calypso's Island

9th Grade

8 Qs

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Odyssey Stranded on Calypso's Island

Odyssey Stranded on Calypso's Island

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.11-12.3, RL.8.4

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

8 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Calypso is a/an
woman
nymph
princess
witch

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does Odysseus spend his days on Calypso's island?
Tanning
"Enjoying" his time with Calypso
Crying and staring at the ocean
Muttering to himself

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does he react to the news that he is free?
Disbelief
Excitement
Disappointment
Rage

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which god destroys Odysseus' island-escape raft? 
Zeus
Poseidon
Hermes
Calypso

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What message has Hermes come to Calypso's Island (Ogygia) to deliver?
Odysseus is banished to Hades
Calypso is to free Odysseus
Penelope has remained faithful to Odysseus
Helios will sink Calypso's island if he doesn't get his cattle back

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What offer does Calypso make Odysseus to get him to stay with her?
Ambrosia
Freedom
Immortality
Revenge

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What happens to Odysseus after he leaves Calypso's island?
He sails his new raft directly to Scheria.
He sails home to Ithaca.
He is captured at sea by the Phaeacians. 
His raft is destroyed by a storm Poseidon sends

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does Odysseus show that he is clever when he evades Calypso's question in Book 5?
By acknowledging that Calypso is more beautiful than Penelope
By comparing Penelope to other mortals and focusing on the concept of "home."
By being brutally honest that Penelope is more beautiful than Calypso ever could be
By avoiding answering the question entirely and focusing on the raft

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9