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Traveling Into Disaster

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

in "Traveling into Disaster" what happened in the city of Cicones when Odyssesus' men were asleep?

a)

The Cicones invited the army to stay in their city.

b)

The Cicones attacked them on the beach.

c)

The Cicones asked them to leave their island.

d)

THe Cicones kidnapped Odysseus.

2.

True or False: On the tenth day, they found themselves sailing beside a strange shore covered in thick vegetation.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Which word means either in a way that causes great damage or

in an extremely unsuccessful way?

a)

dangerously

b)

uninhabited

c)

languidly

d)

disastrously

4.

What did Odysseus have to do to his men to get them of the Island of the Lotus-Eaters?

a)

Knock them unconscious. (KO)

b)

Harvest all the flowers.

c)

Tie them to the ship.

d)

He did want to get off the island,

5.

Where did the 12 ships first stop after the war with Troy ended?

a)

Cicone

b)

Ithaca

c)

Athens

d)

Crete

6.

Who is the Epic hero of the Odyssey?

a)

Troy

b)

Cicones

c)

Lotus

d)

Odysseus

7.

Who is the author of the version we are reading?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Homer

c)

Gillian Cross

d)

Simpson

8.

The "Odyssey" begins after. . .

a)

The Trojan War

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Fall of Rome

d)

The Civil War

9.

What happens to the three sailors who went into the island after the storm?

a)

They were killed by locals.

b)

Odysseus found them eating lotus fruit and not wanting to leave.

c)

They ran away from the ships.

d)

They married and joined the local culture.

10.

True or False: Odysseus demonstrated self control on the Island of the Lotus Fruit.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What stage of the Hero's Journey is the event with the Cicones?

a)

Call to adventure

b)

Tests, Allies, Enemies.

c)

The Ordeal

d)

The Return

12.

A good synonym for languidly would be

a)

energetic

b)

hyped

c)

weak

d)

sad