WorksheetsThe Odyssey Books 10-12
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is Circe?
a pig with a magic problem
a nasty sea creature
a demi-god
a goddess and a witch
What god gave Odysseus the herb to protect him from Circe's potion?
Poseidon
Aeolus
Athena
Hermes
How long are Odysseus and his men contained on Circe's island?
day
week
month
year
What is the name of the sea monster that could suck Odysseus' whole ship down?
Charybdis
scylla
Circe
The sirens
What monster eats 6 of Odysseus' men?
Scylla
Charybdis
sirens
Hades
Which god do the sacred write cows belong to?
Helios
Hermes
Poseidon
Polyphemus
What are the half bird-half women who sing to lure in their victims?
Sirens
Cyclops
Scylla
Circe
Circe tells Odysseus that he must first speak to whom in the Land of the Dead?
Hades
Tiresias
Poseidon
His Mother
While in the Underworld, Odysseus runs into his mother and learns what?
She has died
Penelope has left him
His son is up to no good
Zeus is really his father
How does Circe help Odysseus?
She plans his entire future
She changes his future and obstacles
She reveals the dangers that lie ahead
She vows to protect him against all dangers
When Odysseus and his men returned from the Underworld, who did they have a funeral for?
Telemachus- Odysseus's son
Eurylochus- Odysseus's 2nd in command
Hades- God of the Underworld
Elpenor- One of Odysseus's men
How is Scylla described physically?
Giant Dolphin monster
Twelve dancing legs and six long necks
20 heads and six legs
Giant whirlpool monster
When Odysseus and his men arrive at Helius's island, what's the one order Circe gives them?
Sacrifice their best ewe
Be as quiet as possible
Don't dock your ship
Don't touch the cows
Ever heard of the saying "stuck between a rock and a hard place?" What difficult choice does Odysseus have to make in this chapter?
Putting wax in his ears or his mens
Sailing North or South
Staying with Circe or returning to Ithaca
Sailing between Charybdis or Scylla
What directions does Odysseus give his men as they approach the sirens?
Tie Odysseus to the mast
Put their fingers in their ears to shut out the song of the Sirens
Pay no attention to the Sirens
Put wax in Odysseus's ears
