Charybdis Quiz

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1. Who warned Odysseus about Scylla and Charybdis before he sailed past them?

   1. Athena
   2. Medea
   3. Circe
   4. Calypso
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   Answer: Circe

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2. How many times each day did Charybdis swallow the sea and throw it back up?

   1. Four times
   2. Seven times
   3. Twice
   4. Three times
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   Answer: Three times

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3. In later traditions, who were Charybdis's parents?

   1. Nereus and Doris
   2. Poseidon and Gaia
   3. Oceanus and Tethys
   4. Zeus and Hera
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   Answer: Poseidon and Gaia

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4. Which god punished Charybdis by striking her with a thunderbolt and casting her into the sea?

   1. Poseidon
   2. Zeus
   3. Hades
   4. Apollo
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   Answer: Zeus

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5. How many sailors did Scylla seize from Odysseus' ship during the first passage?

   1. Twelve
   2. Six
   3. Four
   4. Eight
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   Answer: Six

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6. What did Odysseus cling to during his second encounter with Charybdis?

   1. A rock
   2. A piece of driftwood
   3. A fig tree
   4. A mast
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   Answer: A fig tree

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7. Whose cattle did Charybdis steal according to one myth?

   1. Helios
   2. Poseidon
   3. Heracles
   4. Apollo
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   Answer: Heracles

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8. Where did later writers often place Scylla and Charybdis?

   1. Dardanelles
   2. Strait of Gibraltar
   3. Bosporus
   4. Strait of Messina
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   Answer: Strait of Messina

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