"Cyclops" Review Game- The Odyssey

If Odysseus and his men had killed Cyclops in the cave:

• Athena would save them

• They would have been stuck there and died.

• Zeus would have gotten them home.

• He could have fallen on them, crushing them all.

Who is the Cyclops' father?

• Zeus

• Odysseus

• Poseidon

• Hades

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What are the two best words to describe Odysseus in the "Cyclops" story?

• honest and loyal

• intelligent and arrogant

• depressed and hungry

• kind and quiet

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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Odysseus plans to injure the Cyclops by...

• stabbing him in his side
• pinching his toe
• piercing his ear
• stabbing him in the eye

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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What does Odysseus give the Cyclops to put him to sleep?

• Some leftover lotus flower
• A sweet lullaby
• Wine
• A bedtime story

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After blinding the Cyclops, how do Odysseus and his men escape the cave?

• Hanging under the bellies of sheep/rams.

• They just run out.

• They sneak out the back door.

• They ride on top of the sheep/rams.

What did the Cyclops eat for dinner?

• leaves and grasses
• pasta
• fish
• Odysseus' men

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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Odysseus tells Polyphemus that his name is...

• No-man (or Noh-body)
• Odysseus
• Zeus
• Hades

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How many men does the cyclops eat?

• 1

• 2

• 6

• All of them

How long were they stuck in the cave?

• An hour

• A few days

• 3 years