The Odyssey Gillian Cross Nausicaa
Authored by Sarah Williams
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Why were Odysseus' soldiers amazed when they saw Aeolus' island?
More than 1 answer!
The island was floating
It was made of tall cliffs that rose up out of the water.
It was surrounded by a bronze wall.
It had a beautiful circular harbor.
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Odysseus' men open the bag of wind?
They wanted a faster wind to get them home sooner.
They thought Odysseus wanted them to open it.
They thought a great treasure was in the bag.
They wanted to check on what was in the bag.
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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
What happened to Odysseus and his men in the Land of the Laestrygonians?
The Laestrygonians wanted to eat them.
The Laestrygonians destroyed 11 of Odysseus' ships.
The Laestrygonians speared the sailors like fish.
The Laestrygonians gave them food and water.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why wasn't Odysseus' ship not destroyed by the Laestrygonians?
He did not sail into the harbor.
His ship was faster and he was able to get away.
The Laestrygonians let him go.
The rocks missed his ship.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Odysseus' men did not want to go explore the island because ___.
they were too tired
they were lazy
they were afraid there would be more monsters on the island.
Eurylochus told them not to.
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Odysseus tell them men they neded to go see who lived on the island.
to get food and water
because they were lost and needed to find out the way to Ithaca
to see if there was a place for them to make a new home
they were curious
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7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
What gifts did Aeolus give Odysseus when it was time for him to leave?
food and water
a gentle wind to take them directly home
all the violent winds closed up in a bag
gold
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