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The Odyssey: Books 9-11

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Odyssey took place after which war?

a)

Persian War

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

Trojan War

d)

100 years war

2.

Who was Aeolus?

a)

The name of the Cyclopes

b)

A sea monster with six heads

c)

The god of winds who gave Odysseus a bag of wind

d)

The king of the Lotus-eaters

3.
The Cyclops is the son of...
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Poseidon
4.
Circe turns Odysseus' men into...
a)
goats
b)
pigs
c)
monkeys
d)
bunnies
5.
Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men?
a)
Scylla
b)
Circe
c)
Laestrygonians
d)
Helios
6.

Odysseus is sent from Circe's island to the Land of the Dead to speak with Tiresias who is a _______

a)

Odysseus' childhood friend

b)

deceased dog

c)

fallen solidier

d)

blind prophet

7.
Which of his own relatives does Odysseus see in the Underworld?
a)
Father
b)
Mother
c)
Wife
d)
Son
8.

In the cave of the Cyclops, what did Odysseus first tell the Cyclops his name was?

a)

Menelaus

b)

NoBody

c)

Laertes

d)

He disguised himself as a beggar

9.

How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclopes?

a)

They tricked the cyclopes into thinking they were other cyclopes

b)

They got away by hiding under the cyclopes's sheep

c)

They prayed to Zeus

d)

They gave the cyclopes a magic plant

10.

The Lotus eater plants made Odysseus's men forget about home and want to stay.

a)

True

b)

False