Odyssey Books IX and X

At the beginning of Book IX, how does Odysseus indicate to the court of King Alcinous that he will be their ally and host if they ever need it?

• He invites them to Ithaca

• He reveals his name and identity

• He gives them his sword

• He vows on the helmet of Athena

When the cyclops asks for his name, what is the name that Odysseus gives him?

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Why do the Cicones attack Odysseus and his men?

• The Cicones wanted their ship

• Odysseus raided their city

• They knew Odysseus was carrying a bag which contained the West Wind

• The Cicones were a brutal, ruthless group

On the island of the Lotus-eaters, the magical lotuses will do this to the people who eat them:

• turn them to pigs

• make them godlike

• make them forget their purpose

• make them priests of the Temple of Hera

Why does Odysseus' crew go into the Cyclops' cave?

• To steal some cheese and milk

• To steal his armor

• To kill the Cyclops

• To hide from the sea monster

Who gives Odysseus the bag of wind?

• Aeolus

• Poseidon

• Hermes

• Zeus

Circe tells Odysseus that he must go visit ____________

• Poseidon

• The Dead

• The Delphi Prophets

• Hermes

How would you describe Odysseus' tone or attitude while he's telling his story to the Phaeacians?

What is the epithet Odysseus uses to describe himself to the cyclops?

• the giant-killer

• the raider of cities

• the greatest of the Greeks

• the man of wits

How did Odysseus rescue his men from the island of the Lotus-eaters?

• burned down the main city

• destroyed the lotus flowers they were eating

• kidnapped them and tied them up in the boat