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

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

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

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

• Poseidon
• Polyphemus
• Peter
• Polybus

What is the trick name that Odysseus gives the Cyclops?

• Zues

• Athena

• Nobody

• Polyphemus

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.

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

• A brick wall

• A guard

• The Gods

• A stone

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.

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.

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.

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.