Odyssey Quiz: Books IX–XII
A reading quiz covers Books IX through XII of the Odyssey.
Version A
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (IX–XII)
NameDatePer.
Since all names are provided somewhere on the quiz, correct spelling is required.
1.
What does the fruit of the Lotos cause?
2.
What permanent disability does Odysseus cause the Cyclops Polyphemos?
3.
What was the gift of Aiolos to Odysseus?
4.
Into what does Circe change Odysseus’ men?
5.
Where does Circe send Odysseus and his men?
6.
Which does Achilles tell Odysseus he would prefer: immortal fame or a slave’s life?
7.
How does Odysseus personally overcome the threat of the Sirens?
8.
What is Scylla? [I do not want to know what Scylla did.]
9.
What is Charybdis? [I do not want to know what Charybdis did.]
10.
What did Odysseus’ last surviving men do that caused their deaths?
BONUS:
A.
What is the favorite food of the Laistrygonians?
B.
What is Odysseus’ alias among the Cyclopes?
C.
Where does Odysseus meet Tieresias?
Version B
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (IX–XII)
NameDatePer.
Since all names are provided somewhere on the quiz, correct spelling is required.
1.
Where does Odysseus speak with Teiresias?
2.
According to him, what must Odysseus carry inland until someone asks him what the thing is?
3.
What is Odysseus’ relationship to Anticleia?
4.
Which of the epic conventions is met by the lists of heroines and heroes?
5.
Who advises Odysseus on how to deal with the Sirens?
6.
What does Odysseus have done to himself to prevent his falling under the spell of the Sirens?
7.
What is the name of the whirlpool that could devour Odysseus’ ship?
8.
Whose cattle do Odysseus’ men eat?
9.
What is the result of their eating those cattle?
10.
Whose island does Odysseus reach after the destruction of his ship and men?
- ACHILLES CALYPSO HELIOS
- ALCINOOS CHARYBDIS
- ANTICLEIA CIRCE POSEIDON
- OGYGIA
- SCYLLA
- TELEMACHOS
- ZEUS
BONUS:
A.
Who are the Cimmerians?
Version C
GREAT BOOKSMr. Reed
Quiz – The Odyssey (IX–XII)
NameDatePer.
1.
What is the danger of the land of the Lotos-Eaters? [Try to reduce your answer to a single word.]
2.
Specifically, what disability does Odysseus give Polyphemos permanently?
3.
What alias does Odysseus use to keep Polyphemos from getting help from his fellow Cyclopes?
4.
How does Odysseus show foolish pride as he leaves the island of the Cyclopes?
5.
What was the gift of Aiolos to Odysseus?
6.
Who turned this gift (#5) against him?
7.
What does Circe do to Odysseus’ men before he arrives?
8.
When Odysseus and his men finally leave Circe’s island, where does she send them?
9.
Who is Tieresias?
10.
How does Achilles feel about death?
11.
What is the danger of the Sirens?
12.
How does Odysseus beat the threat of the Sirens himself?
13.
What is Scylla?
14.
What is Charybdis?
15.
Why were all of Odysseus’ companions finally killed?
BONUS:
A.
What is the Laestyrgonians’ favorite food?
B.
What special plant does Hermes give Odysseus as a talisman against Circe’s magic?
ESSAY QUESTION:
Odysseus is known as a crafty and wise man. How does he deserve or not deserve this reputation?