WorksheetsThe Cyclops - from The Odyssey
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What did Odysseus use to blind the cyclops?
a piece of wood
a bird
a tree
a crayon
Who is the author of the Odyssey?
Aristotole
Plato
Homer
Socrates
Why does Odysseus lie about his ship?
He is a pathological liar
To protect the ship and his men
His tragic flaw is lying
To make sure the Gods protect it
Of what do Odysseus and his men create a weapon?
A human bone
An olive tree
A large rock
A piece of their ship
Describe the attack on the Cyclops.
The men heave a big spear into his eye while he sleeps, they then turn the spear. The spear was also hot.
They use their swords and stab him repeatedly in the eye
They make a catapult and launch a bolder into his eye.
They stab him in the heart with a gigantic spear.
What does Odysseus do as he and his men are leaving the Cyclops’s island?
He taunts the Cyclops
He stays calm and gets his men safely away from the island
He thanks the Gods for allowing them to escape.
He gives his men a speech of encouragement.
Who does the Cyclops pray to for vengeance?
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
Athena
