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The Land of the Dead Summary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long do Odysseus and his men spend with Circe?

a)

1 year

b)

4 days

c)

3 months

d)

2 weeks

2.

Who does Odysseus need to speak to when he does to the Land of the Dead?

a)

Tiresias, a blind prophet

b)

Homer, a singer

c)

Zeus, king of the gods

d)

Muhammad, the deaf prophet

3.

Who asks for a proper burial?

a)

Circe

b)

Elpenor

c)

Anticleia

d)

Athena

4.

What information does Odysseus's mother give him?

a)

What to do next

b)

News of his family

c)

How to get home

d)

News of the war

5.

When Tiresias comes forward, what is he carrying?

a)

A silver spoon

b)

A bronze sword

c)

A golden staff

d)

A glass crown

6.

What does Odysseus need to avoid when on Thrinacia?

a)

The cattle of Helios

b)

The pack of Zeus

c)

The pod of Poisdon

d)

The flock of Eos

7.

What will happen if Odysseus kills the cattle on Thrinacia?

a)

Nothing

b)

Death for all his crew

c)

Immortality

d)

His son will challenge him

8.

Odysseus learns his fate , What will happen to him?

a)

He will never make it home

b)

All his men will die

c)

He will make it home

d)

He will be killed by his men

9.

What does Odysseus need to sacrifice to Poseidon

a)

a ram

b)

a bull

c)

a boar

d)

a chicken

10.

What is Odysseus's destiny as an old man if he makes peace with the gods?

a)

He will die peacefully, surrounded by friends.

b)

He will become immortal.

c)

He will be given god-like powers.

d)

He will die alone, with regret and sorrow.