Odysseus's Journey

What was Odysseus famous for in the Trojan War?

• Killing the most Trojans
• Saving the most children
• Creating the Trojan Horse
• Being the most skilled swordsmen

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What was Odysseus' first stop following the war?

• Ismarus/Ciccones
• Land of the Lotus-Eaters
• Circe's Island
• The Phaecians

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How long was the war in Troy?

• 1 year
• 5 years
• 10 years
• 20 years

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What is Odysseus' hometown?

• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Ismarus
• Thrinacia

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Why did Odysseus have to drag his men away from the Lotus Eaters?

• Because they wanted to kill all of the Lotus eaters because they were allies of the Trojans
• Because they drank a special wine that put them into a trance
• Because they had been turned to stone by Medusa
• Because they had forgotten about their home after eating the Lotus plants

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What is special about the fruit of the lotus?

• It isn't special

• It makes it snow

• It causes men to lose become lazy

"Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents?" illustrates which theme in this epic?

• Love of home

• Hospitality

• Heroism

How do the Cicones respond to the crew's plundering the city?

• They give the men what they want

• They eat the men

• They attack the men

• They call down a curse from the gods

Besides his wife, Penelope, who does Odysseus have an affair with?

• Circe and Calypso
• Hermes and Calypso
• Hephaestus 
• Apollo and Orion 

Who or what destroys 11 of Odysseus' ships and kills the vast majority of his men?

• Scylla
• Circe
• Laestrygonians
• Helios

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