Ch. 6 Beauties and Beasts

How does Odysseus protect his men from the singers?

• He ties them to the mast of the ship.

• He fights them off with his sword.

• He steers the ship away from the singing.

• He makes them put wax in their ears.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

In the text it says "Caught up in the maelstrom were the bits and bones of broken boats which had been sucked into the whirlpool, spun to its base, and cracked like eggs against the rocky seabed."

What is a maelstrom?

• A wall at the edge of the sea, often part of a harbor

• A hugely powerful whirlpool or any wild and whirling situation

• Three-pronged fork

• A poet who recites their works aloud

How many heads did Scylla have?

What three perils do the sailors face in this chapter?

• lotus eaters, Scylla, Calypso

• Polyphemus, Laestrygonians, Siren Singers

• Siren Singers, Scylla, Charybdis

• Argos, Aeolians, Charybdis

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Whose body do the men bury?

• Circe

• Teiresias

• Eurylochus

• Elpenor

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.4