The Odyssey Quiz I Review

In the Land of the Cyclops, why do Odysseus and his men enter the cave?

• They enter the cave because they want to sleep.

• They enter the cave because they are friends with the cyclops.

• They enter the cave because they are hungry and they want food.

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What is Odysseus "brilliant idea" to escape from the Cyclops' cave?

• Odysseus tells the sailors to ride the back of the sheep.

• Odysseus ties the sailors to the belly of the giant sheep.

• Odysseus unrolls the rock from the entrance of the cave.

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Complete the sentence with the right option.

Odysseus carves the end of a piece of wood into a very sharp point so he can ________________.

• move the big rock away from the entrance.

• lead the giant sheep outside.

• hurt and blind the cyclops.

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Who is the author, or creator, of The Odyssey?

• Homer

• Odysseus

• Zeus

• Helen

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According to Homer in the opening versus, Odysseus "fought only to save his life, to bring his shipmates home. But not by will nor valor could he save them." What does this quote mean, and why couldn't Odysseus save them?

• Odysseus only wanted to get himself and his crew home, but his men's own foolishness destroyed them all.

• Odysseus only wanted to get himself home, but his own recklessness got his crew killed.

• Odysseus fought to get himself and his crew home, but none of them wanted to go because they ate the Lotus Flower.

• Odysseus was willing to fight anyone to get himself home, but his crew were mutinous, and attacked him.

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What war did Odysseus fight in?

• The Trojan War

• The Spartan War

• The Troy War

• Helen of Troy War

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Where is Odysseus's home?

• Ithaca

• Troy

• Ismarus

• Phaeacia

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When Odysseus and his men left Troy, where did they end up next?

• Ismarus

• Lotus-Eaters

• Calypso's Island

• Sicily

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Who attacked Odysseus's men while on Ismarus?

• Cicones fugitives

• the Cyclopes

• the Trojans

• fugitives from Trojan

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When Odysseus sent three men to search the island of the Lotus-Eaters, why did those men not return?

• they were "drugged" after eating the Lotus Flower

• Calypso detained them for "her heart's delight."

• they ate the Lotus Flower and died

• the sea nymphs gave them Lotus Flowers

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