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Odyssey - Circe & The Land of the Dead

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Aeolus?

a)

beggar

b)

wind king

c)

one of Odysseus' men

d)

a messenger from Ithica

2.

What do Odysseus' men do that delay their voyage?

a)

catch too many fish

b)

beat up Odysseus

c)

nothing

d)

open the bag of wind

3.

Laestrygonians are...

a)

giant cannibals

b)

fisherman

c)

sea monsters

d)

deadly rocks

4.

Circe lives on the island...

a)

Oz

b)

Lotus

c)

Aeaea

d)

Mantua

5.

A party of 23 men, led by _____, went to explore Aeaea.

a)

Eurylochus

b)

Telemachus

c)

Polyphemus

d)

Helios

6.

Circe turns some of Odysseus' men into...

a)

goats

b)

cows

c)

dogs

d)

swine

7.

____ gives Odysseus an herb to protect him against Circe's spell.

a)

Zeus

b)

Athena

c)

Aeolia

d)

Hermes

8.

Circe tells Odysseus he must go seek wisdom from...

a)

Teiresias

b)

Alcinous

c)

Helios

d)

Ithica

9.

____ is a blind prophet in the Land of the Dead.

a)

Telemachus

b)

Teiresias

c)

Eurylochus

d)

Polites

10.

____ is the sovereign of Death.

a)

Hades

b)

Persephone

c)

Cerberus

d)

Teiresias

11.

Teiresias is a prophet from the city of....

a)

Ithica

b)

Troy

c)

Thebes

d)

Verona

12.

Kine and beeves means...

a)

horses

b)

dogs

c)

wife

d)

cattle

13.

Define rancor.

a)

bitterness

b)

ill will

c)

resentment

d)

frustration