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WorksheetsThe Odyssey Part 2 TNCA ELA I B
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the Odyssey, Circe changes Odysseus's men into swine and ...
gives them the minds and speech of pigs
makes them lose their desire to return to Ithaca
feeds them cheese and barley so they will grow fat
In the Odyssey, when Odysseus goes to rescue his men, ....
he succumbs to Circe's charms and is herded into the pig sty
Circe offers him honeyed wine, but he refuses to drink it.
he drinks the honeyed wine Circe offers, but it has no effect.
In the Odyssey, Circe restores the men to their human state by ....
driving them into Odysseus's presence
waving her long staff over them.
rubbing them with ointment.
In the Odyssey, to protect them from the Sirens' song, Circe advises Odysseus to...
plus his men's ears and have them tie him to the mast.
journey to Ithaca by way of the Underworld.
go back to Aeolus and avoid the Sirens altogether.
The word foreboding means...
charmingly deceiving
confusion; agitation
sense of coming evil
In the following sentence what does the word "chided" mean: The principal chided the students for their lack of good judgement.
commended
suspended
gently scolded
In the following sentence what does the word "snare" mean: The found the dog caught in a snare meant for a fox.
trap
cage
kennel
What does the word "succumbed" mean in the following sentence: Although Leah did not want to go to the movies, she succumbed to her friends' persuasion.
appealed
gave in
listened
What does the word "contender" mean in the following sentence: Some people do road races for fun, but Brandon is a serious contender.
competitor
commentator
fan
This epic simile in reference to Odysseus's men gives what effect? "Sometimes in farmyards when the cows return well-fed from pasture to the barn, one sees the pens give way before the calves in tumult, breaking through to cluster about their mothers, bumping together bawling."
criticizing their lack of loyalty
the need to free his men
shows how much his men depend on him
What personality trait does Odysseus reveal when he devises a plan to listen to the Sirens' song?
loyalty
curiosity
generosity
