THE ODYSSEY THROUGH THE CYCLOPS REVIEW

"En Medias Res" means "in the middle of things."

• T

• F

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Odysseus is _______________ son.

• Poseidon's

• Zeus'

• Laertes'

• Apollo's

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Where is Odysseus' home?

• Ismarus

• Ithaca

• Troy

• Sparta

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The Odyssey helps us understand the Greek ______________.

• people

• culture

• values

• all of the above

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What does Odysseus say his name is when Cyclops asks?

• He refuses to tell.

• Nohbody

• Odysseus

• Somebody

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"He seemed rather/ a shaggy mountain" (line 132-133) is an example of __________?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

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Odysseus' ______________ gets the best of him, and he screams out his real name.

• En medias res

• nostos

• hubris

• wit

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Odysseus' wife has been

• waiting for 20 years
• raising their son
• fighting off suitors
• all are correct

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Odysseus has angered

• Poseidon
• Athena
• Hades
• Zeus

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The cyclop's real name was

• Telemachus
• Poseidan
• Polyphemus
• Fred

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