The Odyssey

The Odyssey took place after which war?

• Persian War

• Peloponnesian War

• Trojan War

• 100 years war

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Who was Aeolus?

• The name of the Cyclopes

• A sea monster with six heads

• The god of winds who gave Odysseus a bag of wind

• The king of the Lotus-eaters

The name of the ship eating whirlpool.

• Charybdis

• Scylla

• Circe

• Calypso

How does Penelope delay her decision to choose a new husband?

• She tricks her suitors by unraveling her weaving every night.

• She travels long and far to search for Odysseus.

• She is very clumsy with the loom and thread and can't weave fast enough.

• Poseidon casts a spell on her.

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What is Odysseus' hometown?

• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Ismarus
• Thrinacia

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The Cyclops is the son of...

• Zeus
• Hermes
• Apollo
• Poseidon

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Circe turns Odysseus' men into...

• goats
• pigs
• monkeys
• bunnies

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This creature sang beautiful songs and lured ships to crash on the rocks.

• Scyllia

• Sirens

• Charybdis

• Circe

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Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men?

• Scylla
• Circe
• Laestrygonians
• Helios

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How long (according to the book) do Odysseus and his men stay with Circe and her maids?

• 1 year
• 5 years
• 7 years
• 3 years

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