One’s opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute

What could the test of the lotus eaters symbolize (how does it apply to our journeys today)?

Distractions that prevent us from achieving our ultimate goals

Temptations that restore our will to succeed

Strange customs of different lands

Important steps to becoming a hero

Describe what Odysseus and his men did to the Cicones?

Raided the town and killed many people

Made an alliance with them to defeat the Trojans

Celebrated their victory over Troy by hosting a party

Used their ships and crew to assist in their trip home to Ithaca

How does Odysseus show his fatal flaw (Hubris) as he is escaping the Cyclops's island?

He reveals his real name to the Cyclops because he wanted Polyphemus to know exactly who blinded him

He encourages his crew to keep rowing even after Polyphemus throws a boulder at the ship

He makes the crew turn around because he forgot his wallet in the cave

He makes his crew tie him to the mast of the ship so he wouldn't be tempted to kill Polyphemus

What is the Cyclops’s curse on Odysseus?

If he does get home, make it be a long time and a difficult journey and he loses all his men

If he does get home, it will be with a different ship and things will be a mess on Ithaca

Why does Homer use the simile with the blacksmith in the eye-gouging scene?

To give his listeners a frame of reference

How do the men escape the cave?

They stab Polyphemus in the eye and wait for him to move the rock

They move the door when Polyphemus is sleeping

They convince Polyphemus to let them go

What does it mean that the Cicones' army is compared to the leaves and blades of spring?

They are difficult to see at first.

Odyssey Cicones, Lotus, and Cyclops

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English

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8th - 9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.8.4, RL.8.1, RL.8.10

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Alicia Moore

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?

They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever

They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca

They lose their sight

They are turned into pigs

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Does the Cyclops respect Zeus, as Odysseus does?

Yes, since the Cyclops is a son of Poseidon

No, he thinks the Cyclopes have more "force" than Zeus

He doesn't say what he thinks about Zeus

The Cyclops fears Zeus and listens to Odysseus

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is Polyphemus?

The Cyclops

One of Odysseus's crew

An arrogant suitor

A lotus eater

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do Odysseus and his men do to the Cyclops?

Sing Polyphemus a soothing song and steal his cheese

Take Polyphemus's best ship and return to Ithaca

Make Polyphemus swear a god's oath for peace

Get Polyphemus drunk and stab out his eye

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What trick does Odysseus use so that Polyphemus won't get help from all the other Cyclopes on the island?

Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is "Nohbody" so the Cyclops yells that nobody is hurting him

Odysseus tells Polyphemus that the other Cyclopes have heeded Poseidon's warning

Odysseus prefers not to use trickery because it seems dishonest

Odysseus tricks Polyphemus into giving up his sheep and cheese

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?

Odysseus attaches his men to the underbelly of the sheep to escape when Polyphemus lets the sheep out of the cave

Odysseus convinces Polyphemus to move the boulder away from the door for him

They dig their way out under a pile of dung

They are rescued by the other Cyclopes who hate Polyphemus

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mutinous

Living forever; never dying or decaying

Very powerful or strong

the first in a series or progression

Refusing to obey orders of authority; disobey

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Odyssey Cicones, Lotus, and Cyclops

35 questions

What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?

Does the Cyclops respect Zeus, as Odysseus does?

Who is Polyphemus?

What do Odysseus and his men do to the Cyclops?

What trick does Odysseus use so that Polyphemus won't get help from all the other Cyclopes on the island?

How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?

Mutinous

Formidable

Where was Odysseus from?

Who is the author of the Odyssey?

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