Sailing from Troy & Lotus Eaters

In "Sailing from Troy", who is Odysseus telling his story to?

• The Muses

• Calypso

• The Phaeacians

• Athena

What is Odysseus' hometown?

• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Ismarus
• Thrinacia

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On the Cicones island, Odysseus and his men

• make the women their slaves

• steal from the Cicones

• kill some of the Cicones

• all of the above

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On the Cicones island, Odysseus's men rebel because

• they do not respect Odysseus

• they cannot hear Odysseus

• they are drunk

• the women are already nagging them

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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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1) A major theme explored in this story is:

• Armies should not attack other people

• Soldiers should only celebrate for a set amount of time after victory

• Armies should obey their commander and act like good soldiers all the time

• Armies should always grieve the loss of fellow soldiers

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Which of the following characteristics does Odysseus show?

• leadership

• bravery

• weakness

• justice