HONORS ENGLISH 9 ODYSSEY
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What god helped Odysseus against the witch, and what did they
give him?
Answer: Hermes, he gave Odysseus Moly.
◉ What did the plant Moly do for Odysseus?
Answer: It stopped the witch's poison from working.
◉ Once the witch realized that the potion didn't work, what did
Odysseus do?
Answer: He threatened the witch's life.
◉ What deal did Odysseus make with the witch?
Answer: He would sleep with her, in exchange for her working no
more magic (NOTE: This is not the point that she turns his men
back into humans! That comes in a later question).
◉ Odysseus was not eating at the witch's table. What request did
he make, and did the witch comply?
Answer: He requested the witch to return his men to their original
form, which she immediately did.
, ◉ Where does the witch tell Odysseus he must go? This is when
he decides to leave her island.
Answer: The Underworld.
◉ Who must Odysseus meet in the Underworld?
Answer: Tiresias, the blind prophet who tells Odysseus how to get
back home.
◉ What effect does the Sirens' singing have on anyone who hears
it?
Answer: It causes them to steer towards the Sirens, crashing their
boat and killing them.
◉ How does Odysseus listen to the Sirens?
Answer: He has his oarsmen's ears plugged with beeswax and has
them tie him to the mast. After doing so, any time Odysseus cries
to be untied, they tie him tighter.
◉ Describe Scylla, and what she does to Odysseus and his crew. Be
specific!
Answer: Twelve tentacle-like legs, serpent necks with six heads,
three rows of teeth and "deep gullets of black death." She always
takes six men from whoever passes by her, and does so when
Odysseus passes by her.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What god helped Odysseus against the witch, and what did they
give him?
Answer: Hermes, he gave Odysseus Moly.
◉ What did the plant Moly do for Odysseus?
Answer: It stopped the witch's poison from working.
◉ Once the witch realized that the potion didn't work, what did
Odysseus do?
Answer: He threatened the witch's life.
◉ What deal did Odysseus make with the witch?
Answer: He would sleep with her, in exchange for her working no
more magic (NOTE: This is not the point that she turns his men
back into humans! That comes in a later question).
◉ Odysseus was not eating at the witch's table. What request did
he make, and did the witch comply?
Answer: He requested the witch to return his men to their original
form, which she immediately did.
, ◉ Where does the witch tell Odysseus he must go? This is when
he decides to leave her island.
Answer: The Underworld.
◉ Who must Odysseus meet in the Underworld?
Answer: Tiresias, the blind prophet who tells Odysseus how to get
back home.
◉ What effect does the Sirens' singing have on anyone who hears
it?
Answer: It causes them to steer towards the Sirens, crashing their
boat and killing them.
◉ How does Odysseus listen to the Sirens?
Answer: He has his oarsmen's ears plugged with beeswax and has
them tie him to the mast. After doing so, any time Odysseus cries
to be untied, they tie him tighter.
◉ Describe Scylla, and what she does to Odysseus and his crew. Be
specific!
Answer: Twelve tentacle-like legs, serpent necks with six heads,
three rows of teeth and "deep gullets of black death." She always
takes six men from whoever passes by her, and does so when
Odysseus passes by her.
