Cyclops Quiz

Which trait does NOT describe Odysseus?

• Curious

• Intelligent

• Brave

• Coward

Odysseus and his men were able to hurt the Cyclops because

• there were too many of them for the Cyclops to catch

• the Cyclops forgot to tell his sheep to guard the door

• the Cyclops was drunk

• the Cyclops built the fire too close

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Why doesn't the Cyclops neighbors help him?

• the Cyclops tells his neighbors that he can handle the problem.

• they cannot hear him

• the Cyclops tells his neighbors that nobody has hurt him

• the neighbors think Poseidon should help him

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How does Odysseus and his men escape the Cyclops's cave?

• They ride away on the sheep's back

• They hide under the sheep

• They run faster than the Cyclops

• They wait until dark so the Cyclops cannot see them.

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Why does Odysseus lie about his ship?

• Odysseus doesn't want the Cyclops to damage his ship

• Odysseus doesn't lie about his ship

• Odysseus forgot where he parked his ship

• Odysseus doesn't want the Cyclops to know who he is

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Why does Odysseus stop himself before he stabs the Cyclops?

• He realizes he is not strong enough to kill the Cyclops

• He realizes that only the Cyclops can move the boulder in front of the exit

• He thinks he can trick the Cyclops into letting him and his men go

• The Cyclops rolls over and Odysseus realizes that stabbing him would be a mistake.

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What does Odysseus and his men use to blind the Cyclops?

• Wine

• A sword

• A sharpened olive branch

• A heavy boulder

How did the Cyclops treatment of his sheep differ from his treatment towards Odysseus and his men?

• The Cyclops was kind to the sheep

• There was no difference in his treatment

• The Cyclops was mean to the sheep

• The Cyclops was indifferent to the sheep

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What does the Cyclops do when Odysseus taunts him as they are rowing back to their ship?

• The Cyclops throws the top of a mountain at the men

• He curses Odysseus

• He yells back at Odysseus

• The Cyclops begins to cry

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What does Odysseus and his men do with the Cyclops's sheep after they escape?

• They take the sheep on board the ship

• They leave the sheep on the island

• They kill the sheep

• They heard the sheep back into the cave

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