Scylla and Charybdis

What did the narrator see that terrified them?

• A calm sea

• Smoke and white water

• A sunny day

• A quiet island.

What is the speaker's attitude towards the danger they face?

• Indifferent

• Fearful

• Encouraging

• Dismissive

What does the speaker ask the person at the tiller to do?

• Ignore the orders

• Listen and take in all that is said

• Leave the tiller

• Sleep

What is the definition of 'Scylla'?

• A) A large, violent whirlpool

• B) Armor for the upper body

• C) A very hard work

• D) A monster of the gray rock.

Fill in the blank: A 'cuirass' is a type of ______.

• throat

• armor

• whirlpool

• work

Fill in the blank: A 'gorge' is a ______.

• throat or gullet

• large whirlpool

• type of armor

• hard work

In the passage, what did the crew do when they were sent toward Scylla?

• They dropped their oars in panic

• They sang a song

• They fought bravely

• They went to sleep.

Fill in the blank: The crew was in ______, sobbing and gaining on the current.

• travail

• armor

• gorge

• maelstrom

What literary device is used in the phrase 'my men all blanched against the gloom'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What emotion does the narrator express when witnessing the attack?

• Joy

• Indifference

• Pity

• Anger