Quiz on The Odyssey

Why is Odysseus able to avoid Circe’s spell?

• He has strong will power

• He follows Eurylochus advice

• He is protected by Hermes flower

• Athena gives him a potion before he meets her

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What does Circe turn Odysseus’ men into?

• Swine

• Monkey

• Lions

• Bears

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Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops’ cave by hiding underneath his sheep.

• True

• False

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Aeolus refuses to help Odysseus again because he believes Odysseus is cursed by the gods.

• True

• False

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Circe turns Odysseus into a pig after she is angered by his refusal to eat her food.

• True

• False

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Odysseus willingly goes to the Underworld to seek advice from Tiresias.

• True

• False

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The Sirens are said to have the power to make men immortal if they listen to their song.

• True

• False

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Odysseus chooses to sail closer to Charybdis rather than Scylla because he believes the whirlpool is less dangerous.

• True

• False

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Odysseus’ men disobey him and eat the cattle of the Sun God because they are starving and desperate.

• True

• False

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The dead spirits in the Underworld can only be seen by Odysseus after he drinks a special potion.

• True

• False

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