Book 10-16

Question 1

What is interesting about King Aeolus’s island?

Answer 1

It is a floating island made of bronze.

Question 2

What did the gods name King Aeolus?

Answer 2

Lord of the Winds

Question 3

Which of the winds does King Aeolus NOT put in the bag he gives Odysseus as a “godly gift”?

Answer 3

West Wind

Question 4

Why does Odysseus go back to King Aeolus after getting within sight of Ithaca?

Answer 4

His crew hoped for gold and riches so they opened the bag while he slept.

Question 5

Does King Aeolus help Odysseus when he visit for the second time?

Answer 5

No. He believes the gods are punishing him and will not get involved.

Question 6

.

Answer 6

. other three answers are correct.

Question 7

What did the gods name King Aeolus?

Answer 7

Lord of the Winds

Question 8

What does Eurylochus and half the crew find at the center of Aeaea?

Answer 8

A great house surrounded by domesticated wild animals.

Question 9

Circe is the bewitching queen who…

Answer 9

turned Odysseus’s men into pigs.

Question 10

Who helped Odysseus resist Circe’s magic?

Answer 10

Hermes

Question 11

How long does Odysseus and the crew stay at Aeaea (Circe’s
Island?

Answer 11

1 year

Question 12

While in the Land of the Dead, Odysseus meets this man who fell off Circe’s roof (to his death) from a drunken stupor.

Answer 12

Elpenor

Question 13

What did Tiresias say will happen if Odysseus allows his men to kill any of
Helios’s cattle?

Answer 13

His ship and crew will be destroyed.
He will suffer more long years at sea.
He’ll return at last, but unrecognized at home.

Question 14

One task that Tiresias tells Odysseus he must complete when he lands on the shores of his native land is…

Answer 14

go inland and plant his oar

Question 15

According to Circe, how are Odysseus and his men to avoid the dangers of the Sirens?

Answer 15

plug the crew’s ears with beeswax.
row on without stopping.
have his men bind him to the mast

Question 16

Circe warned Odysseus of Scylla saying,

Answer 16

“she’ll snatch away six of your men, one in each mouth.”

Question 17

What does the crew do to the cattle?

Answer 17

Eat the cattle while Odysseus sleeps.

Question 18

Where does Odysseus drift to after the ship is destroyed?

Answer 18

He drifts back towards Scylla and Charybdis.

Question 19

How does Odysseus avoid being swallowed down by Charybdis?

Answer 19

He holds onto an olive tree for hours.

Question 20

Where does Odysseus go after he is launched away from
Charybdis?

Answer 20

He drifts for 9 days and ends up at Ogygia.

Question 21

T/F King Alcinoos gives Odysseus a ship to go home after he finishes telling his journey from Troy to Phaeacia.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T/f Odysseus is awake when he arrives at Ithaca but falls asleep on the beach.

Answer 22

False. He was dropped off on the beach asleep.

Question 23

Athena arrives and helps Odysseus hide his stuff. She also disguises Odysseus as ______.

Answer 23

a decrepit beggar

Question 24

Athena tells Odysseus to go see_____.He is almost attacked by several______when he does go.

Answer 24

Eumaeus, dogs

Question 25

Eumaeus, the swineherd, does not at first believe the beggar's story that Odysseus is coming home because...

Answer 25

Others have told such stories hoping for rich rewards from Penelope.

Question 26

Meanwhile, Telemachus is leaving____when____asks for safe passage to Ithaca because he is on the run.

Answer 26

Pylos, Theoclymenus

Question 27

Who visits Telemachus while he sleeps on the ship home and tells him how to avoid the suitor's ambush by going east?

Answer 27

Athena

Question 28

T/F Telemachus goes to visit Eumaeus where he also sees a disguised Odysseus.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

While Eumaeus goes to inform Penelope of Telemachus's safe return_____

Answer 29

Odysseus reveals his true form to Telemachus and they plot revenge.

Question 30

T/F Odysseus tells Telemachus not to reveal his identity to anyone, be friendly with the suitors, and not to defend him.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

T/F Telemachus tells his mother that he has learned of Odysseus being stranded on an island but he's on his way home.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

______informs Penelope and Telemachus that Odysseus is in Ithaca. ________ wanted to keep it a secret.

Answer 32

Theoclymenus, Telemachus

Question 33

Hearing the news of Telemachus's safe return home, Antinoos orders the killing of_____

Answer 33

Telemachus

Question 34

What theme is most evident in Zeus destroying Odysseus's ship and killing all the crew for eating the cattle?

Answer 34

Punishment

Question 35

To challenge the gods arrogantly or with self-pride is called...

Answer 35

hubris

Question 36

Odysseus comes up with a plan to get revenge on the suitor instead of open combat. What theme?

Answer 36

Power of Cunning over Strength

Question 37

In Agamemnon's words to Odysseus, what does "ascertained" mean?

Answer 37

discovered

Question 38

Who is the author of The Odyssey Graphic Novel?

Answer 38

Gareth Hinds

Question 39

found out something for certain/positive

Answer 39

ascertained

Question 40

without being aware/unintentional

Answer 40

unwittingly

Question 41

lacking substance or firmness

Answer 41

insubstantial

Question 42

a cautious or secretive way

Answer 42

stealth

Question 43

one of wisdom or with experience/judgement

Answer 43

sage

Question 44

wild animals hunted for sport or food

Answer 44

game

Question 45

to secure/anchor

Answer 45

moor

Question 46

to express sorrow audibly or a mournful cry

Answer 46

wail

Question 47

lever or wheel that steers a ship

Answer 47

helm

Question 48

distasteful, foul, horrible, or awful

Answer 48

repugnant

Question 49

person who tends to swine/pigs

Answer 49

swineherd

Question 50

a person who is wise/knowledgeable/speaks with gods

Answer 50

oracle

Question 51

small allowance/wage

Answer 51

pittance

Question 52

straight to the point/abrupt speech

Answer 52

blunt

Question 53

exposed to risk/in danger

Answer 53

peril

Question 54

weakened, old, or impaired

Answer 54

decrepit

Question 55

a sign or warning of something

Answer 55

portents

Question 56

This character (in the Land of the Dead tells Odysseus how he can go home.

Answer 56

Tiresias

Question 57

This character turns Odysseus's men into pigs.

Answer 57

Circe

Question 58

This six-headed monster eats 6 of Odysseus's cremates.

Answer 58

Scylla

Question 59

This character is Lord of the Winds and give Odysseus a bag full of all the winds, excluding the

Answer 59

King Aeolus

Question 60

This character is Odysseus's mother. She is now in the Land of the dead after dying from grief.

Answer 60

Anticleia

Question 61

Who is this women? (Holding a bucket)

Answer 61

A laestrygonian who leads two men to a trap.

Question 62

Who is this man? (Old man)

Answer 62

Odysseus disguised

Question 63

What is the name of this sea monster that lives below the water and swallows down the sea?

Answer 63

Charybdis

Question 64

Captain who stays behind and tells Odysseus what Circe did to the men? He later encourages the men to eat the cattle.

Answer 64

Eurylochus

Question 65

This man, a swineherd, is loyal to Odysseus and Telemachus.

Answer 65

Eumaeus

Question 66

What does Odysseus, tied to the mast, listens to their beautiful song. His men fill their ears with beeswax and continue rowing.

Answer 66

Sirens

Question 67

This man joins Telemachus on his way back to Ithaca as he is on the run for killing a man. He is the son of a prophet.

Answer 67

Theoclymenus