When Odysseus' men find a cave with food, what is missing?

• The cave's owner

• Utensils to eat

• Odysseus

• A fire

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What is Odysseus expecting from the owner of the cave?

• Disrespect

• Hospitality (a friendly welcome)

• Violence

• Fear

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Why can't the men kill the cyclops while he is asleep?

• They won't get off the island fast enough.

• They will be forever trapped in the cave.

• He will come back to life.

• They will be cursed forever.

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What does the cyclops do to Odysseus' men when he first notices them?

• He eats 2 immediately.

• He lets them go.

• He calls for help from his friends.

• He asks for help from his dad.

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Homer may have been inspired to write about a cyclops based on an ancient disorder that resulted in the brain developing only one eye in the womb.

• True

• False

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Which epic hero quality does Odysseus show in the cave?

• Nobility

• Cunning Intellect

• Seeking Notoriety

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What does Odysseus give the cyclops to make him sleepy?

• Lots of food

• They sing him to sleep

• Wine - very potent

• They cannot make him sleepy

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How do the men injure the cyclops?

• They do not harm him at all.

• They stab him in the eye to blind him.

• They stab him in the foot so he can barely walk.

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The men sneak out and Odysseus makes a mistake. What is it?

• He insults the cyclops.

• He insults the Gods.

• He reveals his true identity to the cyclops.

• He tells his men to go back on the island.

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Odysseus and his men are so close to Ithaca that they can see it. What mistake do his men make?

• They turn the ship around because they don't want to go home anymore.

• They eat the lotus plan and forget they want to go home.

• They accidentally puncture the ship and it starts sinking.

• They open the mysterious bag and it is a huge wind that blows them away from home.

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