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The Cyclops - from The Odyssey

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the Cyclops' father?
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Poseidon
2.
Odysseus plans to injure the Cyclops by...
a)
stabbing him in his side
b)
pinching his toe
c)
piercing his ear
d)
stabbing him in the eye
3.
What does Odysseus give the Cyclops to put him to sleep?
a)
Some leftover lotus flower
b)
A sweet lullaby
c)
Wine
d)
A bedtime story
4.
What is the name of the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men encounter?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Polyphemus
c)
Peter
d)
Polybus
5.
What did the Cyclops eat for dinner?
a)
leaves and grasses
b)
pasta
c)
fish
d)
Odysseus' men
6.
Which is not a characteristic of Cyclopes?
a)
They have one eye.
b)
They are giants.
c)
They honor visitors.
d)
They live alone.
7.
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that his name is...
a)
No-man (or Noh-body)
b)
Odysseus
c)
Zeus
d)
Hades
8.
Polyphemus blocks the entrance to his cave with a
a)
iron gate
b)
door
c)
curtain
d)
boulder
9.
Odysseus and his men escape the cave underneath what?
a)
dogs
b)
sheep
c)
horses
d)
camels
10.
How did Odysseus disable Polyphemus?
a)
He and his men gouged his eye with a sharpened stake.
b)
He and his men stole Polyphemus' chariot.
c)
He and his men crushed Polyphemus' ship.
d)
He and his men ate all of Polyphemus' food.
11.
How does Odysseus show his fatal flaw (Hubris) as he is escaping the Cyclops's island?
a)
He encourages his crew to keep rowing even after Polyphemus throws a boulder at the ship
b)
He makes the crew turn around because he forgot his wallet in the cave
c)
He reveals his real name to the Cyclops because he wanted Polyphemus to know exactly who blinded him
d)
He makes his crew tie him to the mast of the ship so he wouldn't be tempted to kill Polyphemus
12.
What is the Cyclops’s curse on Odysseus?
a)
Odysseus never gets home
b)
If he does get home, make it be a long time and a difficult journey and he loses all his men
c)
If he does get home, it will be with a different ship and things will be a mess on Ithaca
d)
All of these
13.
Odysseus first wishes to kill the sleeping Polyphemus with his sword.  Why doesn’t he do so?
a)
Polyphemus almost never sleeps.
b)
Polyphemus is protected by magic.
c)
With Polyphemus dead, nobody will be able to open the cave door.
14.
One of the main chores that the Cyclops took care of in the evening and first thing in the morning involved...
a)
starting a fire and praying to his gods.
b)
milking his livestock and making cheese.
c)
cooking his meal and reading from the Book of Cyclops
15.
Odysseus takes __________________ with him to search the island for food and water.
a)
his 12 best men
b)
his 2 best men
c)
20 men
d)
no one
16.

What did Odysseus use to blind the cyclops?

a)

a piece of wood

b)

a bird

c)

a tree

d)

a crayon

17.

Who is the author of the Odyssey?

a)

Aristotole

b)

Plato

c)

Homer

d)

Socrates

18.

Why does Odysseus lie about his ship?

a)

He is a pathological liar

b)

To protect the ship and his men

c)

His tragic flaw is lying

d)

To make sure the Gods protect it

19.

Of what do Odysseus and his men create a weapon?

a)

A human bone

b)

An olive tree

c)

A large rock

d)

A piece of their ship

20.

Describe the attack on the Cyclops.

a)

The men heave a big spear into his eye while he sleeps, they then turn the spear. The spear was also hot.

b)

They use their swords and stab him repeatedly in the eye

c)

They make a catapult and launch a bolder into his eye.

d)

They stab him in the heart with a gigantic spear.

21.

What does Odysseus do as he and his men are leaving the Cyclops’s island?

a)

He taunts the Cyclops

b)

He stays calm and gets his men safely away from the island

c)

He thanks the Gods for allowing them to escape.

d)

He gives his men a speech of encouragement.

22.

Who does the Cyclops pray to for vengeance?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Athena