The Odyssey (Book 9-10)

Last class we read about how Odysseus and his men escaped the man-eating creature and son of Poseidon. What was his name?

• Hercules
• Polyphemus
• Achilles
• Zeus

True or False: Athena is the goddess that appears to Odysseus from time to time.

• False
• True

The narrator states, "On the third day of sailing north from the Island of the Cyclopes, the ship encounters a fortress made of bronze. The walls of the fortress rise like curtains bolting up from the depths of the sea. " What type of figurative language is heavily used in the above description?

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Extended Metaphor

• Hyperbole

How do Odysseus and his men feel when they reach the Crytal pier?

• Anger and frustration
• Calm

• Disappointment

• Fear and terror

Once they disembark, they meet the King. Does Odysseus immediately know who he is?

• Yes

• No

Who is King Aeolus?

• God of the sea
• Ruler of the underworld
• Guardian of the sun
• Keeper of the winds

What about his father does King Aeolus confess to Odysseus?

• That his father is Poseidon, and that he has instructed Aeolus to assist in delaying Odysseus's journey.

• His father was a famous poet and that he has instructed Aeolus to assist in delaying Odysseus's journey.

• That his father is Hermes, and that he has instructed Aeolus to assist in delaying Odysseus's journey.

• His father was a great warrior

What is Queen Cyane warning Odysseus about?

• The value of the gift, and the danger posed by mishandling the gift

• The history of the gift

• The appearance of the gift

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Comparing perspectives

What is inside the gift that King Aeolus has given him?

• North Wind, the East Wind, and the South Wind

• A compass

• A map

• A new ipad

What mistake does Odysseus make?

• Going to sleep and not protecting the King Aeolus's gift.

• Giving the soldiers extra work

• Forgiving Poseidon too easily

• Reading the map incorrectly