The Odyssey Review

Homer is best known for The Illiad and

• The Canterbury Tales

• The Simpsons

• The Odyssey

• The Allegory of the Cave

Odysseus uses ________ to prevent his men from hearing the Sirens.

• Cotton balls

• Beeswax

• Ear plugs

• Sheep's wool

When Odysseus visits the Underworld, he must speak to

• Tiresias

• Hades

• Hermes

• Zeus

What is the name of Odysseus' youngest shipmate who plunges to his death?

• Eurylochus

• Elpenor

• Tiresias

• Telemachus

The Odyssey includes all of the following themes EXCEPT

• bravery

• Hospitality

• Innocence

• Wisdom

Who betrays Odysseus and helps the suitors?

• Melanthius

• Telemachus

• Athena

• Hermes

Circe turns Odysseus' men into __________.

• Cows

• Tigers

• Pigs

• Chickens

What request does Elpenor make when Odysseus meets him in the Underworld?

• To be properly buried near Circe's island

• He wants Odysseus to defeat Poseidon

• To be brought back to life

Odysseus chooses not to tell his men the truth about Scylla and Charybdis because he...

• worries that his men will think he is lying

• hopes that Zeus will appear and save his men

• knows that his men will panic and stop rowing

• fears that his men will change course

How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song in Book 12?

• He has his men tie him to the mast.

• He puts beeswax in his ears.

• He shouts to block their song.

• He asks Circe for a potion.