The Odyssey, Open Book and Open Notes Assessment Review

An epic hero typically (check all that apply!)

• Dies at the end of the story

• Represents the values of his/her particular civilization

• Has heroic qualities but is a human

• Performs deeds of great courage

One example of Odysseus showing a heroic quality is when he (check all that apply)

• Attacks the Cyclops with a spike

• Shouts out his real name to the Cyclops

• Stays in the Cyclops' cave even though his men want him to leave

• Tells the Cyclops his name is Nohbdy

Why do Odysseus and his men wait in the Cyclops' cave?

• To capture him

• To eat and sleep for the night

• To satisfy Odysseus' curiosity

• To kill him

Odysseus says that the Cyclops "clutched at my companions / and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies / to beat their brains out, spattering the floor. / Then he dismembered them and made his meal. /gaping and crunching like a mountain lion (p. 508, lines 137 - 141). He uses a simile to compare the Cyclops to a

• Mountain lion

• Squirming puppy

• Delicious meal

• Spattered floor

Which trait of an epic hero does Odysseus show when he ties his men to the rams?

• Immortality

• Cleverness

• Strength

• Courage

Which of the following helps Odysseus defeat the Cyclops?

• Calling on the god Poseidon

• Offering the Cyclops' ram as a sacrifice to Zeus

• Leaving men behind on the ship

• Telling the Cyclops that his name is Nohbdy

Where does Circe send Odysseus when he leaves her house?

• to the Land of the Cyclopes

• to his name

• to Mount Olympus

• to the Land of the Dead

Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the Sirens will

• dance wildly.

• turn into squealing pigs.

• dream of their wives and mothers.

• be lured to their island and die there.

The danger of the Sirens is their

• knowledge

• strength

• voices

• beauty

How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the Sirens' song?

• He orders his men to tie him to the mast.

• He shouts loudly to block their song.

• He cleverly fills his ears with beeswax.

• He drinks the special potion that Circe prepared for him.