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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do the Cicones do to Odysseus' men?
Make them eat lotus plants
Welcomed the men into their homes
Attacked and killed the men
Joined them on their journey home
- 2. Multiple Choice
POV: Who is narrating the story in book 9?
Ogygia
Ismarus
Phaeacia
Odysseus
- 3. Multiple Choice
The lotus plant that the lotus-eaters give to Odysseus' men has what effect on them?
Makes them stronger
Makes them lose their bones
Makes them hungrier
Makes them want to stay forever
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does Odysseus react to his men after they eat the lotus plant?
He drags them back on their boats
He punishes them
He leaves them with the lotus-eaters
He beheads them
- 5. Multiple Choice
What item did Odysseus bring with him to explore the land of the Cyclops?
His spear
A shield
Food as offering
Sweet wine
- 6. Multiple Choice
Polyphemus is a ___________.
Human
God
Cyclops
Cicone
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of animals do they find in Polyphemus' cave?
Cows
Goats
Dog
Sheep
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why are Odysseus and his men stuck in Polyphemus' cave?
A large stone is blocking the entrance
They cannot find the way out
The gods keep them from getting out
There are traps all over the cave
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does Polyphemus do with Odysseus' men?
Sings with them
Joins them on their journey home
Eats with them
Eats them
- 10. Multiple Choice
After Odysseus blinds Polyphemus, what name does Odysseus tell Polyphemus is his?
The great one
Your master
Someone
Nobody
- 11. Multiple Choice
How do Odysseus and his men escape the cave?
They crawl past Polyphemus
They tie themselves underneath the sheep
They carve a hole out of the cave
They wait until Polyphemus is asleep
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does Polyphemus do at the end once he finds out that it was Odysseus who blinded him?
Cries
Asks his father to seek revenge
Eats more of Odysseus' men
Asks Zeus for help
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Odyssey begins in medias res. What does "in medias res" mean?
In the middle
On the outside
At the end
At the beginning
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who is the "sea-god"?
Zeus
Odysseus
Posedion
Cicones
- 15. Multiple Choice
Does the Cyclops respect Zeus, as Odysseus does?
Yes, since the Cyclopes is the son of a god
No, he thinks the Cyclopes have more "force" than the gods
He doesn't say
- 16. Multiple Choice
How does Odysseus show his fatal flaw as he is escaping the Cyclops?
He reveals his real name to the Cyclops because he wanted Polyphemus to know exactly who blinded him
He makes his crew tie him to the mast of the ship so he wouldn't be tempted to kill Polyphemus
He makes the crew turn around because he forgot his stake in the cave
He encourages his crew to keep rowing even after Polyphemus throws a boulder at the ship
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does adversary mean?
Teammate
Ithica
chandelier
enemy
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which god was looking out for Odysseus?
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
Ms. Carter
- 19. Multiple Choice
Was Homer a real person?
No
Yes
Nobody knows for sure
- 20. Multiple Choice
How does Odysseus describe the Cyclopes?
Beautiful and majestic
Brute and savage
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