WorksheetsOdyssey
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Odysseus tricked the cyclops by
a)
stealing his sheep
b)
drinking his wine
c)
telling him a false name
d)
hiding in his cave
2.
Who is the Cyclops' father?
a)
Zeus
b)
Hermes
c)
Apollo
d)
Poseidon
3.
What is the name of the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men encounter?
a)
Poseidon
b)
Polyphemus
c)
Peter
d)
Polybus
4.
What is it that the Cyclops does to some of the men?
a)
Pulls them apart
b)
Tricks them
c)
Eats them
5.
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
6.
What prevents Odysseus and his men from leaving the cave of the Cyclops?
a)
A brick wall
b)
A guard
c)
The Gods
d)
A stone
7.
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
8.
After blinding the Cyclops, how do Odysseus and his men escape the cave?
a)
Hanging under the bellies of sheep/rams.
b)
They just run out.
c)
They sneak out the back door.
d)
They ride on top of the sheep/rams.
9.
He glared at his _____________________ and threatened to take him down.
a)
Adversary
b)
Meditation
c)
Ideology
10.
How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?
a)
Odysseus attaches his men to the underbelly of the sheep to escape when Polyphemus lets the sheep out of the cave
b)
Odysseus convinces Polyphemus to move the boulder away from the door for him
c)
They dig their way out under a pile of dung
d)
They are rescued by the other Cyclopes who hate Polyphemus
11.
What trick does Odysseus use so that Polyphemus won't get help from all the other Cyclopes on the island?
a)
Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is "Nohbody" so the Cyclops yells that nobody is hurting him
b)
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that the other Cyclopes have heeded Poseidon's warning
c)
Odysseus prefers not to use trickery because it seems dishonest
d)
Odysseus tricks Polyphemus into giving up his sheep and cheese
12.
What do Odysseus and his men do to the Cyclops?
a)
Sing Polyphemus a soothing song and steal his cheese
b)
Take Polyphemus's best ship and return to Ithaca
c)
Make Polyphemus swear a god's oath for peace
d)
Get Polyphemus drunk and stab out his eye
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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.
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