Odysseus and the Lotus-Eaters

Odysseus and the Lotus-Eaters

Assessment

Passage

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ana Solis Martinez

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Lotus-eaters offer to Odysseus's friends?

Water

Bread

Lotus fruit

Fish

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Odysseus have to force his friends back to the ships after they met the Lotus-eaters?

They were afraid of the sea

They wanted to stay and eat the lotus

They were injured

They were lost

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect did eating the lotus have on Odysseus’s friends?

It made them stronger

It made them want to go home

It made them forget their journey home

It made them sick

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Odysseus prevent more of his crew from eating the lotus?

He hid the lotus plants

He warned them about the danger

He tied up the men who had eaten the lotus and told the rest to get on the ships quickly

He destroyed the Lotus-eaters’ village

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of people were the Cyclopes described as?

Friendly and helpful

Huge, rude, and wild

Small and clever

Quiet and shy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did crops like wheat, barley, and grapes grow in the land of the Cyclopes?

The Cyclopes worked hard to plant them

The rain from the god Zeus made them grow by themselves

The land was very fertile because of rivers

The Cyclopes used special tools

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unique about the way Cyclopes lived?

They lived in large cities with many laws

Each Cyclops lived in a cave and made his own rules for his family

They lived on boats and traveled often

They had a king who ruled over them

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