Unit 5 - The Odyssey Final Quiz

Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the Sirens will

• turn into pigs

• crash on the rocks

• think of their wives

• obey Odysseus

Odysseus chooses not to tell his men the truth about Scylla and Charybdis because he...

• worries that his men will think he is lying

• hopes that Zeus will appear and save his men

• knows that his men will panic and stop rowing

• fears that his men will change course

How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song?

• He has his men tie him to the mast.

• He puts beeswax in his ears.

• He shouts to block their song.

• He asks Circe for a potion.

In the Underworld, who tells Odysseus about his future?

• Terrance

• Tiresias 

• Theresa

• Telemachus  

Who first gives food and shelter to Odysseus on Ithaca when he returns?

• Telemachus

• Eumaeus

• Penelope

• Athena

The life and death of Argos the dog shows the reader the theme of...

• monsters

• heroism

• loyalty

• youth

Penelope doubts Odysseus' identity so she...

• helps a suitor string and shoot the bow

• asks Athena to prove that he is Odysseus

• has him tell a secret that only they know

• tells her servant to lock Odysseus in a room

Which god/goddess seems to help Odysseus the most in Part 2?

• Apollo

• Poseidon

• Athena

• Circe

Part 1 of the Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus’...

• Suffering at the hands of god/goddesses that dislike him

• Working hard to win the Trojan War

• Winning back his home and family with cunning, smart decisions

• Discovering new islands on his way home

Part 2 of the Odyssey is mainly about Odysseus’...

• Suffering at the hands of god/goddesses that dislike him

• Working hard to win the Trojan War

• Winning back his home and family with cunning, smart decisions

• Discovering new islands on his way home