Odyssey: New Coasts, Lotus Eaters and Cyclops

Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Athens

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What is Odysseus’s main goal throughout the story?

• To defeat the Trojans

• To marry Helen

• To get revenge on Hera

• To get home

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How many men did Odysseus lose on his journey?

• 100

• all of them

• 500

• none

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Q. 

 What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?

• They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever

• They lose their sight

• They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca

• They are turned into pigs

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How does Odysseus react to his men after they eat the lotus plant?

• He drags them back on their boats

• He leaves them with the lotus-eaters

• He punishes them

• He beheads them

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Why can't Odysseus and his men leave the cyclops' cave?

• A large stone is blocking the entrance

• They cannot find the way out

• The gods keep them from getting out

• There are traps all over the cave

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What type of animals do they find in Polyphemus' cave?

• Cows

• Goats

• Dog

• Sheep

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What does Polyphemus do with Odysseus' men?

• Sings with them

• Joins them on their journey home

• Eats with them

• Eats them

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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.
• He doesn't think he is strong enough to kill Polyphemus by himself.

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Odysseus tricked the cyclops by

• stealing his sheep
• drinking his wine
• telling him a false name
• hiding in his cave

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