The Odyssey Book 11 Study Questions

1. What sacrifice does Odysseus make to assuage the nations of the dead?
2.  How did Elpenor die?  What does Odysseus promise Elpenor?
3.  What other spirits confront Odysseus in Hades?
4.  What does Tiresias, the blind prophet, say will happen on the rest of the journey? How does he advise Odysseus?
5.  Odysseus is confronted by his mother’s spirit, what does he learn from her?
7.  What does Odysseus recount in his conversations with Agamemnon?
8. How has Agamemnon’s state changed since Agamemnon left for the Trojan war and after his return? 
9. What does Achilles think of his choice of death and fame over a long life without fame?
10, What can be learned from the end note about the source of Ajax’s anger toward Odysseus?
8.  Why does Odysseus abruptly leave Hades?