Odyssey -Sailing Troy and Lotus Eaters

Who were the Muses?

• any one of the nine gods of the arts, literature, and the sciences

• Scylla

• Any one of the nine goddesses of the arts, literature, and

  the sciences.

• the father of the Odyssey

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Why don’t Odysseus’ shipmates return home?

• their own recklessness destroyed them

• the lost the map home

• the went on another ship and lost their way

• they were cursed by Cyclops

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Who is Odysseus’ son?

• Laertes

• Poseidon

• Telemachus

• Zeus

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Where is Odysseus’ home?

• Land of the Dead

• Troy

• Hades

• Ithaca

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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 are drunk

• they cannot hear Odysseus

• they cannot hear Odysseus

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How do Calypso and Circe keep Odysseus from reaching home?

• they enchant him and held him for their desire

• held him without his will

• detained him

• all of the above

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What were Odysseus’ feelings when he was with Calypso and Circe?

• he did not give in to their desires

• he was happy to half two more lovers

• he wanted to marry them right away

• he killed them both

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The Lotus Eaters

• wanted to kill Odysseus and his men

• told Odysseus and his men to not eat the Lotus

• offered Odysseus's men Lotus

• wanted to leave with Odysseus and his men.

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What happens to the men who eat the Lotus?

• they never wanted to return home

• they longed to stay forever

• forget their homeland

• all of the above

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