Calypso
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Calypso
Quiz
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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
FREE Resource
25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
___ holds Odysseus captive for seven years.
Circe
Penelope
Calypso
Helios
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Calypso held Odysseus captive for ___ years.
20
8
10
7
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Calypso offers Odysseus ____ if he stays.
a ship
3 more wishes
food
immortality
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The sweet days of his life time were running out in anguish over his exile, for long ago the nymph had ceased to please. Though he fought shy of her and her desire, he lay with her each night, for she compelled him. But when day came he sat on the rocky shore and broke his own heart groaning, with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea. What can be inferred about Odysseus based on this passage?
Odysseus is homesick.
Odysseus is strong.
Odysseus is in exile.
Odysseus is happy.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
79-86
The sweet days of his life time
were running out in anguish over his exile,
for long ago the nymph had ceased to please.
Though he fought shy of her and her desire,
he lay with her each night, for she compelled him.
But when day came he sat on the rocky shore
and broke his own heart groaning, with eyes wet
scanning the bare horizon of the sea.
What lines support the inference that Odysseus is homesick?
The sweet days of his life time
were running out in anguish over his exile,
Though he fought shy of her and her desire,
he lay with her each night, for she compelled him.
broke his own heart groaning, with eyes wet
scanning the bare horizon of the sea.
for long ago the nymph had ceased to please.
Answer explanation
"broke his own heart groaning with eyes wet scanning the bare horizon of the sea" implies that he is searching the horizon for his homeland and the crying lets us know that he is sad about not finding it.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Go back to page 652, find 1 piece of text evidence to support this image of Calypso's island.
Evaluate responses using AI:
OFF
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is the daughter of Atlas and the woman who held Odysseus hostage as a lover?
Calypso
Circe
Siren
Scylla
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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