Odyssey: Invocation to Calypso Quiz Remediation

Who does the poet ask for inspiration in the invocation at the beginning of "The Odyssey"?

• Athena

• The Muse

• Zeus

• Calypso

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From which city does Odysseus and his men set sail after the Trojan War?

• Ithaca

• Troy

• Sparta

• Pylos

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What is the name of the people Odysseus and his men encounter at Ismarus?

• Lotus Eaters

• Cicones

• Laestrygonians

• Phaeacians

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What effect does eating the lotus have on Odysseus’s men?

• It makes them fall asleep forever

• It makes them forget their desire to return home

• It gives them super strength

• It makes them sick

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What is the name of the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his men?

• Polyphemus

• Charybdis

• Aeolus

• Scylla

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Who gives Odysseus a bag of winds to help him sail home?

• Circe

• Aeolus

• Calypso

• Hermes

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What is Circe’s initial action towards Odysseus’s men when they arrive at her island?

• She welcomes them with a feast

• She turns them into pigs

• She gives them gold

• She sends them away

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Who does Odysseus seek in the Land of the Dead for advice on returning home?

• Tiresias

• Zeus

• Poseidon

• Athena

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What are Scylla and Charybdis?

• Two islands

• A monster and a whirlpool

• Two goddesses

• Two kings

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What do Odysseus’s men do on the island of the Sun God (Helios) that brings disaster?

• They steal gold

• They eat the sacred cattle

• They burn the temple

• They attack the Sun God

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