Book 5 - Calypso
Book 9 - Cyclops
Book 10 - Circe
Book 12 - Sea Monsters
Book 21 - Test of the Bow
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What does the word exile mean?
To expel or banish someone or a group of people.
100
What does the word beguile mean?
To trick or deceive someone.
100
What is Circe's power?
She can turn people into animals.
100
What is a maelstrom?
A whirlpool.
100
What is a vagabond?
A homeless person.
200
Which god comes to Calypso's island to tell her to give Odysseus back?
Hermes.
200
What does the word prodigious mean?
Impressively large in size.
200
What animal does Circe turn Odysseus' men into?
Pigs.
200
How does Odysseus save his crew from the Sirens' song?
He puts beeswax in their ears.
200
Who turns Odysseus into a vagabond?
Athena.
300
Why does Calypso let Odysseus leave her island?
Because Zeus orders it.
300
How does the Cyclops trap Odysseus' men?
He puts a large rock in front of the cave's doorway.
300
Which Greek god gives Odysseus advice and help in defeating Circe?
Hermes.
300
What are the names of the three sea monsters Odysseus and his men encounter?
The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis.
300
Who is Telemakhos?
Odysseus' son.
400
What does Calypso give to Odysseus when she sends him off?
A raft.
400
What does Odysseus do to the Cyclops?
Odysseus blinds the Cyclops with a spear.
400
How does Odysseus avoid being turned into an animal by Circe?
He is given a magical herb/flower by Hermes.
400
What happens as Odysseus and his men pass the Scylla?
They lose 6 men.
400
What are the two tasks the suitors must accomplish in order to win Penelope's hand in marriage?
String a bow and shoot it through a series of 12 holes.
500
How does Calypso respond when she's asked to let Odysseus leave?
She says the gods are jealous of her relationship with a mortal.
500
How does Odysseus sneak his men out of the Cyclops' cave?
Odysseus ties the men under the Cyclops' sheep.
500
How does Odysseus get Circe to promise not to bewitch him?
He pulls out his sword and threatens her life.
500
What happens when Odysseus' men go to Helio's island?
They eat the immortal cattle and anger Zeus.
500
What happens at the end of the book, after the suitors attempt the test of the bow?
Odysseus reveals himself, wins the challenge, and kills the suitors.
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