The Odyssey Books 1 and 2

Who is Odysseus?

• King of Ithaca, hero of the Trojan War, and leader of a ship of men

• King of Troy and leader of an army

• The god of the ocean, hates all sailors

• A cyclops living on an island

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Where is Odysseus coming from, and where is he trying to go?

• He is coming from Ithaca and he is trying to get to Troy

• He is coming from Calypso's Island and he is trying to get to Circe

• He is coming from Troy and he is trying to get to Ithaca

• He is coming from the Cicones and he is trying to get to Polyphemus

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Who is Calypso?

• A witch who turns men into pigs

• A cyclops who is immortal and ugly

• The queen of Ithaca who is beautiful and mean

• A sea nymph who is immortal and beautiful

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What is a Cyclops?

• A six-headed monster

• A one-eyed giant monster

• A monster living underwater that sucks in water to make a whirlpool

• A scary mermaid with a beautiful voice

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What does the Cyclops do to the men hiding in his cave?

• He eats them

• He takes care of them

• He forces them to leave

• He plays games with them

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What does Odysseus do to make the Cyclops sleepy?

• He gives the Cyclops a glass of milk

• He puts a spell on the Cyclops

• He asks Zeus to make the Cyclops sleep

• He gives the Cyclops his strongest wine

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What name does Odysseus give the Cyclops?

• Anybody

• Everybody

• Nobody

• Somebody

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What do Odysseus and his men do once the Cyclops is asleep?

• They push the stone aside and escape

• They kill the sheep and eat them

• They sing songs together and tell stories

• They stab the Cyclops in the eye, blinding him

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How do Odysseus and his men escape the Cyclops's cave?

• They hide under three sheep bound together

• They ride the sheep out of the cave

• They dig a tunnel underneath the Cyclops's cave

• They ask Poseidon for help and he destroys the cave

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Who is the Cyclops's father?

• Hermes

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Helios

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