HONORS ENGLISH 9 ODYSSEY EXAM
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ANSWERS
●● Troy
Answer: Where did Odysseus go to fight the war?
●● Alcinous
Answer: Who is the king of the Phaeacians to whom Odysseus tells his
story?
●● Odysseus
Answer: Who is the king of Ithaca?
●● Circe
Answer: Who was the enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into
swine, but also helped him on his journey?
●● Zeus
Answer: King of the gods
●● Apollo
,Answer: god of music, poetry, and medicine
●● Poseidon
Answer: god of sea and earthquakes
●● Athena
Answer: goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
●● Polyphemus
Answer: The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his men
●● Laertes
Answer: Odysseus' father
●● Tiresias
Answer: Blind prophet who advised Odysseus
●● Persephone
Answer: Wife of Hades
●● Telemachus
Answer: Son of Odysseus and Penelope
,●● Sirens
Answer: Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths
●● Scylla
Answer: Sea monster who whisks sailors from their ships
●● Charybdis
Answer: Enormous and dangerous whirlpool
●● Hermes
Answer: Herald and messenger of the gods
●● Eumaeus
Answer: Old swineherd and friend of Odysseus
●● Antinous
Answer: Leader among the suitors
●● Eurynome
Answer: Housekeeper for Penelope
, ●● Penelope
Answer: Odysseus' wife
●● Lotus Eaters
Answer: Creatures who offer the sweet Lotus to travelers which makes
the travelers desire to do nothing and stay forever
●● 3 men
Answer: How many men fell prey to the Lotus Eaters?
●● Hubris (arrogance, extreme pride)
Answer: Odysseus' fatal flaw is
●● Poseidon
Answer: Who is Polyphemus' father?
●● The cyclops is the only one strong enough to move the stone slab
that is the barrier to exit the cave
Answer: Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus where he lays?
●● Nohbdy
Answer: What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus?
PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● Troy
Answer: Where did Odysseus go to fight the war?
●● Alcinous
Answer: Who is the king of the Phaeacians to whom Odysseus tells his
story?
●● Odysseus
Answer: Who is the king of Ithaca?
●● Circe
Answer: Who was the enchantress who turned Odysseus' men into
swine, but also helped him on his journey?
●● Zeus
Answer: King of the gods
●● Apollo
,Answer: god of music, poetry, and medicine
●● Poseidon
Answer: god of sea and earthquakes
●● Athena
Answer: goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare
●● Polyphemus
Answer: The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his men
●● Laertes
Answer: Odysseus' father
●● Tiresias
Answer: Blind prophet who advised Odysseus
●● Persephone
Answer: Wife of Hades
●● Telemachus
Answer: Son of Odysseus and Penelope
,●● Sirens
Answer: Creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths
●● Scylla
Answer: Sea monster who whisks sailors from their ships
●● Charybdis
Answer: Enormous and dangerous whirlpool
●● Hermes
Answer: Herald and messenger of the gods
●● Eumaeus
Answer: Old swineherd and friend of Odysseus
●● Antinous
Answer: Leader among the suitors
●● Eurynome
Answer: Housekeeper for Penelope
, ●● Penelope
Answer: Odysseus' wife
●● Lotus Eaters
Answer: Creatures who offer the sweet Lotus to travelers which makes
the travelers desire to do nothing and stay forever
●● 3 men
Answer: How many men fell prey to the Lotus Eaters?
●● Hubris (arrogance, extreme pride)
Answer: Odysseus' fatal flaw is
●● Poseidon
Answer: Who is Polyphemus' father?
●● The cyclops is the only one strong enough to move the stone slab
that is the barrier to exit the cave
Answer: Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus where he lays?
●● Nohbdy
Answer: What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus?
