WorksheetsOdyssey Quiz 3 Review (books 11-12)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is blind? (more than one)
Odysseus
Polyphemus
Teiresias
Homer
Who will Odysseus encounter in the Land of the Dead? (more than one)
Teiresias
Telemachus
Hades
Persephone
Who says that starvation is the worst way to die and they can offer the gods a sacrifice if they eat the cattle of Helios?
Odysseus
Zeus
Eurylochus
Odysseus blames Zeus for what when he's on the bank of Thrinakia?
letting Poseidon create a huge storm
letting him fall asleep while his men ate the cattle
running out of food and drink on Thrinakia
Circe gives Odysseus lots of advice. Which piece of advice does he NOT tell his men?
put beeswax in men's ears while passing Sirens.
Steer toward Scylla's shore
Don't touch Helios' cattle
Only Odysseus will survive
The Scylla has . . .
12 heads, 6 tentacles, 3 rows of fangs
6 heads, 12 tentacles, 3 rows of fangs
3 heads, 12 tentacles, 6 rows of fangs
The Charybdis is like a giant _____________.
whirlpool
hurricane
volcano
The Scylla will kill ____ men. While the Charybdis will kill _____ men.
all, 6
3, all
6, all
all, 3
Why is Poseidon angry with Odysseus?
Athena loves him
He blinded his son
He threw litter in the ocean
According to Teiresias, who will Odysseus have to kill when he gets home to Penelope?
his son
her suitors
Poseidon
Telemachus
Whose hubris gets the better of him and he listens to the Sirens' song?
King Alcinous
Eurylochus
Circe
Odysseus
Where was Odysseus when his men ate the cattle?
sleeping
fixing the ship
praying to the gods
offering a sacrifice to Poseidon
The Odyssey is the sequel to ______________.
Electa
Oedipus
The Iliad
Romeo and Juliet
The epic hero should have these traits. (more than one)
superhuman, on a quest
trials and tribulations, mixed divine/human
tragic flaw, villains try to stop him
seek peace, be patient
Major faults taught through The Odyssey. (more than one)
talking too much
disrespect for the gods
lack of hospitality
excessive pride (hubris)
