Zeus punished Odysseus and his men for slaughtering the Sun God's cattle by

blowing up their ship, killing everyone except Odysseus.

slaughtering their own livestock.

starving them on their journey home.

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 agriculture, law, tradition, and social organization

admiration for devotion to one’s religion

admiration for physical size, strength, and power

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

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 begs his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus.

He prophesies that Odysseus will visit Hades.

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

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

“The Cattle of the Sun God”

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

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

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

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

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

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A : Throughout the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, Odysseus tempts fate by behaving recklessly. What is the reaction of his men?

They try to discourage his rashness.

They laugh at his hotheaded behavior.

They trust his ability to protect them.

They welcome his risk-taking action.

Part B : Which of these passages from “The Cyclops” in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, best supports the answer to Part A?

‘Godsake, Captain! / Why bait the beast again? Let him alone!’

“… I wished / to see the cave man, what he had to offer— / no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends.”

“Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike / deep in the embers, charring it again, / and cheered my men along with battle talk / to keep their courage up: no quitting now.”

“… But Zeus disdained my offering; / destruction for my ships he had in store / and death for those who sailed them, my companions.”

Part B : Which of these passages from “The Sirens” in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, best supports the answer to Part A?

“… My faithful company / rested on their oars now, peeling off / the wax that I had laid thick on their ears; / then set me free.”

‘… Sirens / weaving a haunting song over the sea / we are to shun, she said, and their green shore / all sweet with clover; yet she urged that I / alone should listen to their song….’

‘… Therefore / you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, / erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, / and if I shout and beg to be untied, / take more turns of the rope to muffle me.’

“The lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water / made me crave to listen, and I tried to say / ‘Untie me!’ to the crew, jerking my brows; / but they bent steady to the oars….”

Which of these quotations from the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, best illustrates typical qualities of an epic hero?

“Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike / deep in the embers, charring it again, / and cheered my men along with battle talk / to keep their courage up: no quitting now.”

“In the next land we found were Cyclopes, / giants, louts, without a law to bless them.”

“We beached her, grinding keel in the soft sand, / and waded in, ourselves, on the sandy beach.”

“I rather dwelt on this part of the forecast, / while our good ship made time, bound outward down / the wind for the strange island of Sirens.”

The Odyssey Part 1

Authored by EMMA CAROLINE WILSON

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The Odyssey is written by...

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The Odyssey begins after...

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Who is the epic hero of The Odyssey?

Menlaus

Achilles

Odysseus

Euryolochus

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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.

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What gift does Odysseus give to the Cyclops?

bread

wine

wheat

grain

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Odysseus and what remained of his men were able to escape the Cyclops by

playing him music

putting him to sleep

stabbing him in the eye, then hiding under his sheep

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Odysseus must journey to the Land of the Dead to

consult the blind prophet Tiresias

visit his mother

give Elpenor a proper burial

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