The Odyssey Cyclops Quiz

What is the name of the Cyclops that Odysseus encounters?

• Cyclopes

• Cyclopicus

• Cycloptus

• Polyphemus

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How does Odysseus blind Polyphemus?

• By offering him a drink laced with poison

• By challenging him to a wrestling match and gouging his eye out

• By blinding him with a magical spell cast by the goddess Athena

• By driving a sharpened wooden stake into his eye while he is sleeping.

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What does Odysseus tell Polyphemus his name is?

• Someone

• Anybody

• Everybody

• Nobody

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How does Odysseus and his men escape from Polyphemus's cave?

• By convincing Polyphemus to let them go and promising not to harm him

• By offering Polyphemus a gift and escaping while he is distracted

• By blinding Polyphemus and hiding under the sheep

• By using a secret passageway that leads out of the cave

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What does Polyphemus ask his father Poseidon to do to Odysseus?

• Bless him and ensure his safe return home

• Curse him and prevent him from returning home

• Forgive him and let him go

• Help him find his way back home

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What is one example of Odysseus's skill during the encounter with Polyphemus?

• Tricking Polyphemus into thinking he was nobody

• Using his strength to overpower Polyphemus

• Devising a plan to blind Polyphemus with a sharpened stake

• Escaping from Polyphemus's cave by hiding under sheep

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What is one example of Odysseus's hubris during the encounter with Polyphemus?

• Escaping from Polyphemus without harming him

• Revealing his true name to Polyphemus

• Apologizing to Polyphemus

• Offering Polyphemus a gift

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What is the name of Odysseus's ship?

• Santa Maria

• Argo

• Mayflower

• Titanic

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What is the name of Odysseus's homeland?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Troy

• Ithaca

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Which goddess often assists Odysseus and his crew throughout their journey?

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Athena

• Artemis

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