WorksheetsThe Cyclops Scene
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the trick name that Odysseus gives the Cyclops?
Zues
Athena
Nobody
Polyphemus
What prevents Odysseus and his men from leaving the cave of the Cyclops?
A brick wall
A guard
The Gods
A stone
They Odyssey is an epic poem because it
has a main character who is strong and brave.
is a long narrative poem about the deeds of a hero.
features a monster that eats human beings.
was performed orally before it was written down.
When Odysseus first speaks to the Cyclops, Odysseus warns him that
the Greeks will kill him.
that Greeks want the island where the Cyclopes live.
Zeus will be angered if the Cyclops is not courteous and hospitable.
Zeus will kill the Cyclops if he doesn't give the Greeks money.
What do the following lines mean?
When the young Dawn with fingertips of rose
lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire
When Dawn touched the world, the Cyclops built a fire.
At daybreak, the Cyclops built a fire.
Dawn burnt her fingers in the fire that the Cyclops built.
The world was set on fire by the Cyclops.
Why doesn't Odysseus kill the Cyclops after the monster eats the first two men?
He respects the customs of the Cyclopes.
The Cyclops is protected by his father, Poseidon.
Athena advises Odysseus to try a different tactic.
The Greeks would be trapped it the Cyclops' cave, unable to move the large stone blocking the door.
After sneaking out of the cave under the Cyclops' rams, Odysseus yells,
"‘O Cyclops! Would you feast on my companions?
Puny, am I, in a Caveman’s hands?
How do you like the beating that we gave you,
you damned cannibal? Eater of guests
under your roof! Zeus and the gods have paid you!"
What is Odysseus doing in this scene?
He is taunting the Cyclops from the shore.
He is calling upon the goddess Athena to help him and his men.
He is mourning the death of his men.
He is crying out to Zeus asking him to save him from the Cyclops.
