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WorksheetsThe Odyssey Books 8-13
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where is Odysseus while he narrates his adventures in Books 9-12?
Ogygia, Calypso's Island
The Palace of King Alcinoos and Queen Arete
At his home in Ithaca
Circe's mansion
Who is Polyphemus?
A member of Odysseus' crew
The Cyclops
A ghost in the Underworld
A member of King Alcinoos' Court
One of Penelope's suitors
Why do Odysseus and his crew see Ithaca, but do not get there?
Poseidon kicked up a big storm.
They needed to go to the Land of the Dead first.
The men cut open the bag of winds.
Athena tells Odysseus to take a different route.
After Odysseus and the crew encounter the deadly Laistrygonians, how many ships are left?
0
1
2
3
4
Who is the "manager of the winds"?
Alcinoos
Arete
Aiolos
Aiaia
Athena
How do Odysseus and the men leave the Cyclops' cave?
The ride out underneath some the sheep.
They give the Cyclops wine and leave when he passes out.
They kill the Cyclops as he sleeps.
They sneak out while the Cyclops is away with his sheep and goats.
Just after leaving Troy, Odysseus and the men attack a town in the region of Ismaros. The next day these people counterattack. Who are they?
Laistrygonians
Trojans
Achaians
Ciconians
Cyclopians
While he is on his way to Circe's mansion, who does Odysseus meet?
Hermes
Athena
Poseidon
Aphrodite
Which of these men is NOT a member of Odysseus' crew?
Eurylochus
Perimedes
Elpenor
Polites
Telemachus
While Odysseus talks to many ghosts in the Underworld, he goes there to specifically consult which person?
Elpenor
Anticlea
Teiresias
Hades
Persephone
Which monster(s) sing beautifully and cause sailors to crash into the rocks?
Charybdis
Scylla
Sirens
Helios
Which monster(s) has six heads and feeds on sailors?
Charybdis
Scylla
Sirens
Helios
Which monster(s) has a huge mouth to suck the water down and create a whirlpool?
Charybdis
Scylla
Sirens
Helios
Who destroys Odysseus' last ship and kills the men?
Helios
Poseidon
Zeus
Charybdis
Athena
As Odysseus begins his plans to retake Ithaca, Athena has disguised him as . . .
One of the young suitors
An old beggar
Apollo
A big, scary monster
A goat herder
