odyssey

What danger do the Lotus-Eaters pose to Odysseus’ men in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1

• The Lotus-Eaters offer the men the Lotus plant, which causes them to lose interest in returning home.

• The Lotus-Eaters are dishonest and try to mislead the crew about the route home.

• Familiarity with the Lotus-Eaters is dangerous because they are cannibals.

• The Lotus-Eaters deliberately cause the winds to subside.

n the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, what quality for which Odysseus is famous is most clearly illustrated when he tells Cyclops that his name is Nohbdy?

• He is clever.

• He is courageous.

• He is trained for battle.

• He is an effective leader.

In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, why does Odysseus blind Cyclops rather than kill him in his sleep?

• Odysseus and his men lack the physical strength to kill the giant.

• Odysseus’ heart is moved by compassion for the foolish Cyclops.

• Odysseus and his men need Cyclops to move the stone that blocks the cave’s entrance.

• Odysseus’ men convince him that Poseidon will curse them if they kill any of the Cyclopes.

In which of these episodes from the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, does Odysseus lose all his men?

• “The Sirens”

• “The Cyclops”

• “The Lotus-Eaters”

• “The Cattle of the Sun God”

At the end of the episode with Cyclops in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, what does Polyphemus do that affects future events in the epic?

• He destroys Odysseus’ ship.

• He prophesies that Odysseus will visit Hades.

• He begs his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus.

• He tells Odysseus that he will chase him back to Ithaca.

If people are described as fugitives from justice, which statement is most likely to be true of them? Base your answer on the meaning of fugitives.

• They are being held in jail.

• They have run away to avoid arrest.

• They have committed a minor crime.

• They have been found not guilty at trial.

Which sort of situation would someone be most likely to want to avenge?

• kindness to a needy stranger

• feelings of self-hatred or disgust

• remorse for an accidental wrong

• violence against a family member

In which activity would you be most likely to apply tactics?

• participating in ballroom dancing

• playing a game of chess

• playing a guitar solo

• knitting a scarf

In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, what ancient Greek value does Odysseus most clearly describe in these words to Alcinous?

“Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky’s rim.”

• admiration for peacemaking

• admiration for modesty

• admiration for sincerity

• admiration for cunning

What values important to the ancient Greeks inspire Odysseus’ observations in these lines from the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1?

“In the next land we found were Cyclopes, giants, louts, without a law to bless them. In ignorance leaving the fruitage of the earth in mystery to the immortal gods, they neither plow nor sow by hand, nor till the ground.... Cyclopes have no muster and no meeting, no consultation or old tribal ways....”

• admiration for devotion to one’s religion

• admiration for physical size, strength, and power

• admiration for agriculture, law, tradition, and social organization

• admiration for a natural, pure life and surviving by one’s instincts