Odyssey Test

Which evidence from the passage provides the best clue about the meaning of line 15?

• "And lo! The Siren shores like mists arise." (Line 12)

• "Sunk were at once the winds; the air above" (Line 13)

• "Lash'd by the stroke, the frothy waters fly." (Line 18)

• "Plunge all at once their oars, and cleave the main." (Line 28)

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which evidence from the passage most strongly supports the statement of theme?

• "Celestial music warbles from their tongue, / And thus the sweet deluders tune the song" (Lines 31-32)

• "'Approach! thy soul shall into raptures rise! / Approach! and learn new wisdom from the wise!'" (Lines 37-38)

• "'We know whate'er the kings of mighty name / Achieved at Ilion in the field of fame'" (Lines 39-40)

• "Then scudding swiftly from the dangerous ground, / The defean'd ear unlock'd, the chains unbound." (Lines 49-50)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does Odysseus choose to sail closer to Scylla in order to avoid Charybdis?

• He knew that if he went to Charybdis, the whole ship would be destroyed.

• He was most afraid of the six-headed sea serpent.

• Scylla is too close to the Lotus Eaters.

• The sirens lured him away from Scylla.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which statement best summarizes the escape plan for Odysseus and his men?

• They beg Poseidon to make the Cyclops free them..

• They hide in the rams’ wool and let the rams 

  carry them past the Cyclops.

• They roll boulders down a hill to distract the Cyclops, and then run.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What conflict develops between Odysseus and his men as they were escaping the Cyclops' island?

• Odysseus continued to taunt the Cyclops, despite his men begging him to stop

• The men wanted to steal the Cyclops' sheep, but Odysseus did not

• They disagreed on who should be in front of the boat

• They were frustrated about losing their men and blamed Odysseus

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Cyclops' cave mentioned in line 9 is an epic setting because it is

• a beautiful, hidden location

• home to a fantastic, archetypal creature

• an imaginary but believable place

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The quality of an epic hero Odysseus displays when coming up with a plan to escape is...

• courage

• strength

• honesty

• cleverness/

  craftiness

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was Odysseus doing, when we first met him?

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Fill in the blanks: Elpenor fell off the roof at ---- cave. He saw Odysseus in the ---. He asked Odysseus to get his body, in order to give him a ---.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which god/goddess sent Hermes to Calypso’s cave

• Aphrodite

• Athena

• Zeus

• Poseidon

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9