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The Odyssey Books 12-16
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Quiz prep for parts 12-16
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1
What are Scylla and Charybdis?
A witch and a Cyclops
Two Greek gods
Two of Penelope’s suitors
A monster and a whirlpool
2
What does Athena disguise herself as when Odysseus arrives in Ithaca?
Calypso
Telemachus
beggar
shephard
3
What happens to the Phaeacian's boat when they arrive at Scheria?
It turns to gold and sinks
It turns to stone and sinks
It turns to bronze and sinks
Nothing
4
Thrinacia is also called
island of the storms
island of the sea
island of the stars
island of the sun
5
What does Athena warn Telemachus of in his dreams?
Menelaus and Helen’s greed
His father’s imminent return
His mother’s failing health
The suitors’ planned ambush
6
Using his wit, and cunningness, what does Odysseus say his name is when Polyphemus asks him?
Poseidon
Nobody
Odysseus
Telemachus
7
What do Telemachus and Odysseus want to do with the suitors?
Let the gods deal with them
Return them to their homes
Imprison them
Let the gods deal with them
8
How does Helen interpret the eagle swooping beside Telemachus?
As an omen for Penelope’s marriage
As an omen for bad luck
As an omen for his upcoming journey
As an omen for Odysseus’s return
9
Which omen keeps appearing regarding Odysseus?
Goose
Eagle
Athena
Dove
10
What must Odysseus do upon his return to Ithaca?
Dress as a king
Hide the weapons
Hide underground
Dress as a beggar
11
How does Zeus punish Odysseus after what happened at Thrinacia?
kicks up a brutal storm
Kills Penelope
none of the above
kills Telemachus
12
How many times does Odysseus escape Charybdis?
twice
once
three times
none
13
Phaecians are described as being xenophobic. What does xenophobic mean?
honorable
fearful of outsiders
fearful of the future
hospitable
14
Who is the father of the cyclops Polyphemus?
Homer
Poseidon
Zeus
Hades
15
Which swallows a sailor per head as the ship passes by?
Charybdis
Scylla
16
Which threatens to swallow a ship in whole as it passes by?
Scylla
Charybdis
17
Why won’t Telemachus allow the stranger to stay at the palace?
He doesn’t trust the strangers.
He doesn’t trust the strangers.
He thinks Eumaeus is crazy.
He is afraid of the suitors.
18
What is Telemachus' job when he returns to Ithaca?
Dress as a beggar
Hide
Slaughter all the suitors
Hide the weapons
19
What do Odysseus’s men do on the Island of the Sun?
They kill forbidden cows.
They pillage the entire island.
They leave Odysseus behind.
They ask Zeus to punish Odysseus.
20
What does Odysseus do when he approaches the islands of the Sirens?
He listens to the sirens while tied to the ship’s mast.
He changes course and heads back to Circe’s island.
He prays for Athena’s help.
He plugs his ears up with wax.
21
Whose hut does Telemachus visit and find his dad?
Pisistratus
Eumaeus
Laertes
Theoclymenus
22
What does Amphinomus encourage the rest of the suitors to wait for?
Telemachus’s return from his travels
Odysseus’s return from his travels
Penelope’s invitation into the palace
A positive sign from the gods
23
What does Athena do to help Odysseus in Ithaca?
She reveals Poseidon’s plan for revenge.
She helps him kill Penelope’s suitors.
She disguises him as an old man.
She leads him to a place where he can rest.
24
What does Poseidon ask Zeus?
He wants to punish the Phaeacians.
He wants Odysseus to return to Charybdis.
He wants more power as a god.
He wants Zeus to kill Odysseus.
25
Zenia refers to
mythology
hospitality
paranoia
peacefulness
