The Cyclops Scene

Odysseus plans to injure the Cyclops by...

• stabbing him in his side
• pinching his toe
• piercing his ear
• stabbing him in the eye

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What does Odysseus give the Cyclops to put him to sleep?

• Some leftover lotus flower
• A sweet lullaby
• Wine
• A bedtime story

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What is the name of the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men encounter?

• Poseidon
• Polyphemus
• Peter
• Polybus

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What is the trick name that Odysseus gives the Cyclops?

• Zues

• Athena

• Nobody

• Polyphemus

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After blinding the Cyclops, how do Odysseus and his men escape the cave?

• Hanging under the bellies of sheep/rams.
• They just run out.
• They sneak out the back door.
• They ride on top of the sheep/rams.

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What prevents Odysseus and his men from leaving the cave of the Cyclops?

• A brick wall

• A guard

• The Gods

• A stone

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Odysseus first wishes to kill the sleeping Polyphemus with his sword.  Why doesn’t he do so?

• Polyphemus almost never sleeps.
• Polyphemus is protected by magic.
• With Polyphemus dead, nobody will be able to open the cave door.

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They Odyssey is an epic poem because it

• has a main character who is strong and brave.

• is a long narrative poem about the deeds of a hero.

• features a monster that eats human beings.

• was performed orally before it was written down.

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When Odysseus first speaks to the Cyclops, Odysseus warns him that

• the Greeks will kill him.

• that Greeks want the island where the Cyclopes live.

• Zeus will be angered if the Cyclops is not courteous and hospitable.

• Zeus will kill the Cyclops if he doesn't give the Greeks money.

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What do the following lines mean?

When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose

lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire

• When Dawn touched the world, the Cyclops built a fire.

• At daybreak, the Cyclops built a fire.

• Dawn burnt her fingers in the fire that the Cyclops built.

• The world was set on fire by the Cyclops.

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