"Sailing From Troy" & "The Lotus Eaters"

What war did Odysseus leave home to fight in?

• The Civil War

• The Trojan War

• The Infinity War

• The Peloponnesian War

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Odysseus says he is the son of...

• Homer

• Achilles

• Laertes

• Iliad

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Odysseus is king of the Greek island of...

• Ithaca

• Iliad

• Ilium

• Ismarus

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What two Goddesses held Odysseus captive on his long journey home?

• Athena and Calypso

• Circe and Athena

• Circe and Calypso

• Circe

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What character trait of Odysseus' men will ultimately destroy them?

• "Their own recklessness"

• "Their own hunger"

• "The cyclops"

• "They were too tired"

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What did Odysseus and his men do to the people on the Coast of Cicones when they landed there?

• They shared a meal

• Brought them wine and food

• Killed them

• Killed them and plundered their things

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What happens to Odysseus' men at the end of "Sailing from Troy"?

• They are ambushed and many are killed.

• They are surprised by the Trojan horse and are killed.

• They drink Odysseus' special wine and fall asleep.

• They stay on the island forever.

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How many benches are lost from each ship at the end of "Sailing from Troy"?

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 10

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What happens when a human eats the Lotus flower?

• They hallucinate

• They laugh so hard they cry

• They get superhuman strength

• They lose all hope for home.

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What does Odysseus do to his men who eat the Lotus Flower?

• He gives them wine to wash it down.

• He comes up with a plan to steal more lotus flower.

• He drags them to the boat, crying, and ties them to their rowing benches.

• He has a potion that cures them.

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