How did Odysseus disable Polyphemus?

He and his men gouged his eye with a sharpened stake.

He and his men stole Polyphemus' chariot.

He and his men crushed Polyphemus' ship.

He and his men ate all of Polyphemus' food.

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

Odysseus first wishes to kill the sleeping Polyphemus with his sword. Why doesn’t he do so?

With Polyphemus dead, nobody will be able to open the cave door.

Polyphemus almost never sleeps.

Polyphemus is protected by magic.

One of the main chores that the Cyclops took care of in the evening and first thing in the morning involved...

milking his livestock and making cheese.

starting a fire and praying to his gods.

cooking his meal and reading from the Book of Cyclops

Why does Odysseus lie about his ship?

To protect the ship and his men

To make sure the Gods protect it

Describe the attack on the Cyclops.

The men heave a big spear into his eye while he sleeps, they then turn the spear. The spear was also hot.

They use their swords and stab him repeatedly in the eye

They make a catapult and launch a bolder into his eye.

They stab him in the heart with a gigantic spear.

What does Odysseus do as he and his men are leaving the Cyclops’s island?

He stays calm and gets his men safely away from the island

He thanks the Gods for allowing them to escape.

He gives his men a speech of encouragement.

The Cyclops - from The Odyssey

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