The Odyssey: The Cyclops

The cyclops was the son of

• Athena

• Circe

• Artemis

• Poseidan

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What is Odysseus’s main goal throughout the story?

• To defeat the Trojans

• To marry Helen

• To get revenge on Hera

• To get home

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On the Island of the Cyclops, Odysseus goes by what name to trick the Cyclops?
What causes him to tell him his real name as he leaves the island? 

• Nobody
  Odysseus' pride 

• King of Ithaca
  A Dare

• The Odd Guy 
  Odysseus' humility

• Nothing
  He doesn't. 

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The Odyssey tells the story of Odyssey's long journey home after the Trojan War and what happens to him and his men on the way home.
They are trying to get home to... 

• Troy 

• Ithaca

• VGV

• Italy 

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The Trojan War was Odysseus'
Call to Adventure.
Which events, other than the Cyclops Island, are part of Odysseus' Road of Trials? 

• The island of Cicones where Odysseus' men stole and took women as prisoners.

• The Land of the Lotus Eaters where the men who were sent to check out the island ate the lotus flower and wanted to stay/forgot their purpose. 

• The Sirens - creatures hypnotize the men with their songs to lure them to death. Odysseus saves them with beeswax. 

• All of the above. 

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What is the primary theme of the encounter with the Cyclops in 'The Odyssey'?

• Hospitality and its violations

• The power of love

• The importance of wealth

• The inevitability of fate

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Which literary device is predominantly used when Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is 'Nobody'?

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Simile

• Alliteration

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What is the Cyclops' name in 'The Odyssey'?

• Polyphemus

• Charybdis

• Scylla

• Calypso

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How does Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops' cave?

• By hiding under sheep

• By fighting the Cyclops

• By using a secret tunnel

• By bribing the Cyclops

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What does the Cyclops do after Odysseus reveals his true name?

• Curses Odysseus

• Forgives him

• Gives him a gift

• Ignores him

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