The Odyssey Part One

Odysseus leaves Calypso's island after she helps him

• build a raft

• find supplies

• draw a map

• collect firewood

What does Odysseus compare the Cyclops with? (lines 193-198, pg. 1216)

• a squirming puppy

• a wild animal

• the god Zeus

• a meal

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

• honesty

• courage

• strength

• cleverness

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

• turn into pigs

• crash on the rocks

• think of their wives

• obey Odysseus

Circe's vivid images of Scylla and Charybdis are so scary that Odysseus

• changes the course of the trip

• hopes for help from Poseidon

• keeps the truth from his men

• hides below the ship's deck

Odysseus chooses not to tell his men the truth about Scylla and Charybdis because he

• worries that his men will think he is lying

• hopes that Zeus will appear and save his men

• knows that his men will panic and stop rowing

• fears that his men will change course

Odysseus shows the cleverness of an epic hero when he

• decides to leave Calypso's island

• saves his men from the Lotus Eaters

• ties his men to the rams

• yells at the Cyclops from his ship

What does Calypso indicate will happen if Odysseus stays on her island?

• His wife will join him there.

• Calypso will turn him into a pig.

• Calypso will give him great riches.

• Odysseus will become immortal.

The epic simile in lines 195-201 on page 1216 helps you understand that the Cyclops

• moves with precision

• will savagely eat men

• prays to the gods for food

• can feel sympathy for others

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

• He has his men tie him to the mast.

• He puts beeswax in his ears.

• He shouts to block their song.

• He asks Circe for a potion.