The Odyssey Book 9 - Infer & terms

Lines 1-6: In Odysseus’s opening stanza, you can infer:

• He does not wish to reveal his name.
• He would rather die than continue suffering.
• He believes that his survival depends on passing the gods’ tests.

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Copy a line that demonstrates the 1st person point of view

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Line 28-55: What is the best objective (fact-based) summary of lines 28-55?

• The sly Lotus Eaters attempt to stop Odysseus’ journey home, because they want to share their magical source of happiness.
• Odysseus forces his men to leave the land of the Lotus Eaters, even though the flower has a magic that makes the men wish to stay.
• Odysseus is filled with rage when he learns of the power of the lotus, so he treats his men more forcefully than he needs to.
• The Lotus eaters offer Odysseus and his men a flower with special powers. However, Odysseus is fearful of a coming storm and sails away in front of it.

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Line 87-92: What metaphor is told about the man Odysseus sees?

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Line 87-92: What is the impact of the metaphor (what impression does it give about the man)?

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What can you infer about Greek society from lines 87-110?

• The people are fearful of Cyclopes.
• Wine was believed to be a dangerous, addictive substance.
• It was unacceptable to live apart from society.
• It was customary to give someone a gift after they help you.

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Which line characterizes Odysseus as brave, yet arrogant?

• Lines 114-115: “I knew some towering brute would be upon us soon.”
• Line 116: “We climbed, then briskly to the cave…”
• Lines 129-130: “Ah, how sound that was! Yet I refused.”

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Use context clues to guess the meaning of “glare” on line 155.

• A harsh, bright light
• A part of a room
• To stare
• Angrily

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What can you infer from lines 175-190?

• Odysseus lies so the Cyclops will not destroy Odysseus’s ship.
• Odysseus hopes to convince the Cyclops to help his men to get Poseidon’s blessing.
• The Cyclops had seen Odysseus’s wrecked ship on the beach, and had wondered who it belonged to.

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What do the similes on lines 193 & 196 emphasize?

• the men’s slow death and the Cyclops’s enjoyment of pain
• the men’s small size and the Cyclops’s enormity
• the men’s helplessness and the Cyclops’s lack of sympathy

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