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The Odyssey Quiz Books VI-XIII

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This is an open book quiz.  It will be due Monday 9/25 at the beginning of class.  You may use your notes and computer.  You may NOT  work together.  True/false questions are worth 1 point, mulitple choce are worth 2points, typed answers are worth 3-5 points for a total of 77 points. All written answers must be in complete sentences.

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Who is Nausicaa?

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Explain why the princess asked Odysseus to wait and walk to the palace after her.

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Explain why Queen Arete is special?

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Describe the Land of the Cyclops.

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Explain how the men escape the cyclops's cave.

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What advice does Agamemnon give Odysseus?

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Question 40

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a small aromatic tree with shiny dark green leaves

A larder

B fir

C gullet

D laurel

delicate and intricate ornamentation

A minstrel

B laurel

C filigree

D fir

the trait of being rude and inclined to take liberties

A impertinence

B lout

C imperious

D minstrel

having or showing arrogant superiority

A impertinence

B hearth

C imperious

D lout

an awkward stupid person

A lout

B impertinence

C minstrel

D imperious

Who did Nausicaa see on the beach?

A Athena

B Telemachus

C Odysseus

D Hermes

 Why do you think Athena wanted Nausicaa to go do her laundry this morning? 

A Nausicaa needs a husband

B So Nausicaa would find Odysseus

C To prove she was a good daughter

D To get the princess out of the house

 How long did Odysseus say he was with Calypso? 

A 10 years

B 7 years

C 5 years

D 3 years

 What were some of the games they were playing as part of their feast and celebration of Odysseus? 

A boxing

B wrestling

C jumping

D all of the above

Odysseus wanted to play in the games.

True

False

The Cicones were friends of the Greeks.

True

False

When people eat the lotus...

A They sleep

B It leaves them defenseless

C It makes them afraid

D They forget about responsibilities

 What does the giant use to close the door? 

A He has a three headed dog that guards the door

B Nothing, he always leaves the door open

C A huge bolder/slab he moves to cover the door

D The god's magic protects the door

The cyclops likes to have visitors.

True

False

Odysseus tells the cyclops his name is ...

A Odysseus

B Poseidon

C Nobody

D all of the above

 Who is Aeolus? 

A Keeper of the winds

B Hippotas's son

C King of the Aeolian Island

D All of the above

The men opened the bag of wind from the four corners of the world.

True

False

Giant cannibals ate over 400 of Odysseus's men.

True

False

How many ships were left after the Land of Laestrygonians?

A 12

B 6

C 3

D 1

Circe turned Odysseus's men into...

A swine

B goats

C sheep

D mountain lions

Which god helps Odysseus the most?

A Zeus

B Athena

C Hermes

D Poseidon

Who is Odysseus supposed to see in the Underworld?

A Circe

B Eurylochus

C Tiresais

D Hades

Who is Tiresias?

A Circe's friend

B An all knowing Prophet

C A friend from Troy

D All of the above

Tiresais is dead.

True

False

 What or who killed Odysseus’s mother? 

A Laertes

B Old age

C Penelope

D Missing Odysseus

Which of the following did Odysseus visit with in the Underworld?

A Agamemnon and Achilles

B Agamemnon only

C Ajax

D Ajax and Achilles

Odysseus kept his word to Elpenor.

True

False

 What did Circe tell Odysseus to expect on his journey home? 

A Sirens

B Charybdis

C Scylla

D All of the above

 Who is Helios?  

A A sun god

B A fellow warrior from Troy

C A friend of Odysseus

D All of the above

The men all listened to the advice of Tiresais and Circe about Helios and his cattle.

True

False

How many men survive Book XII?

A 25

B 10

C 2

D 1

How did King Al's men leave Odysseus?

A Asleep on the beach

B Stranded on a random island

C Dead on a raft

D They never left him

Poseidon doesn't care about Odysseus after Book X.

True

False

Athena disguises Odysseus in Book XIII as ...

A A young boy

B A stranger from another land

C An old man

D All of the above