Odyssey Quiz: Books IX–X
A reading quiz covers Books IX through X of the Odyssey.
Version A
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (IX–X)
NameDatePer.
Since all names are provided somewhere on the quiz, correct spelling is required.
1.
What is the danger of the land of the Lotos-Eaters? [Try to reduce your answer to a single word.]
2.
How did Polyphemos most brutally defy the Code of Hospitality?
3.
Specifically, what disability does Odysseus give Polyphemos permanently?
4.
What alias does Odysseus use to keep Polyphemos from getting help from his fellow Cyclopes?
5.
How does Odysseus show foolish pride as he leaves the island of the Cyclopes?
6.
What was the gift of Aiolos to Odysseus?
7.
Who turned this gift (#6) against him?
8.
In the land of the Midnight Sun, Odysseus and his men encounter the Laistrygonians. What did these giants do to the men they captured?
9.
What does Circe do to Odysseus’ men before Odysseus himself arrives?
10.
When Odysseus and his men finally leave Circe’s island, where does she send them?
BONUS:
A.
Identify Aiaia.
B.
Identify Elpenor.
C.
Identify Eurylochos.
Version B
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (IX–X)
NameDatePer.
Since all names are provided somewhere on the quiz, correct spelling is required.
1.
In what mental condition does Odysseus arrive back on Ithaca?
2.
How does Odysseus finally get back to Ithaca?
3.
How does Poseidon reward the people who help Odysseus?
4.
Who is the first person to speak to him on Ithaca? [He/She is in disguise, but I want his/her real name.]
5.
Identify Eumaios by citing his relationship to Odysseus or by specifically noting his occupation.
6.
Who is the person who claims to be a Son of Castor?
7.
Identify Antinoos by stating his role in the story.
8.
Identify Alcinoos by stating his role in the story or by specifically noting his occupation.
9.
Identify Anticleia by stating his/her relationship to Odysseus.
10.
Name the god whose epithet is Argeiphontes.
BONUS:
A.
Who calls Odysseus “the paragon of mankind at planning and story-telling”?