Odyssey Book #9 Quiz

Where does Odysseus go after the Trojan War ends?

• He lands on Calypso's Island

• He goes home to Penelope

• He raids the island of the Cicones

• He fights with Poseidon

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According to Podcast #8, why does Odysseus and his men stop on the island of the Lotus Eaters?

• Odysseus loves exploring islands and the men want treasure

• They had been pushed out to sea by a wind or maybe a god and ran out of water

• They want to go to the Lotus Hotel to gamble

• Odysseus and his men think the Lotus Eaters will throw them a big party and feast

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What happens when Odysseus' men are exposed to the Lotus Eaters?

• The Lotus flower causes the men to lose their desire to return home

• The Lotus flower gives the men incredible strength and courage

• The Lotus flower makes the men sleep all day

• The Lotus flower is sweet and tastes similar to chocolate

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Where does Odysseus and his men go after the Lotus Eaters?

• The Land of the Sirens

• The Land of the Dead

• Back to Ithaka

• The Land of the Cyclops

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What is the name Odysseus gives to the cyclops in the cave?

• I am Odysseus, the favorite human of Zeus

• I am Odysseus, Laertes son

• I am Odysseus, protected by the goddess Athena

• My name is Nohbdy, everyone calls me Nohbdy

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How do Odysseus and his men escape the Cyclops?

• Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops with a spike and tie themselves to the bellies of the sheep who walk out of the cave when the Cyclops moves the rock

• All of Odysseus' men fight the cyclops and force him to open the rock door

• The older brother of the Cyclops comes, opens the door, and Odysseus and his men run out

• Athena sends down a strike of her sword, cracks the rock open, and Odysseus and his men run out.

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Who says, "You are a ninny, or else you come from the other end of nowhere, telling me to mind the gods!"

• Cicones King

• King Alcinous

• Polyphemus the Cyclops

• Circe the Enchantress

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Who is Polyphemus' father?

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Hades

• Hermes

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According to Podcast #8, what might be one of the reasons Odysseus tells King Alcinous his name?

• He wanted to impress the King

• If the King knows his name he would or could send word to Penelope and Telemakhos regarding what has happened to him

• He wants Poseidon to know he has made it to King Alcinous' island

• He wants to brag about all of his adventures

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Who says, "O Cyclops! Would you feast on my companions? Puny, am I, in a Caveman's hands? How do you like the beating that we gave you, you damned cannibal?..."

• Odysseus

• Athena

• Eurymakhos

• Eurymus

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