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WorksheetsThe Odyssey, Part 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 33mins
What danger do the Lotus-Eaters pose to Odysseus' men in the excerpt from Part 1?
The Lotus-Eaters offer the men the Lotus plant, which causes them to lose interest in returning home.
The Lotus-Eaters are dishonest and try to mislead the crew about the route home.
Familiarity with the Lotus-Eaters is dangerous because they are cannibals
The Lotus-Eaters deliberately cause the winds to subside
In the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, what quality for which Odysseus is famous is most clearly illustrated when he tells the Cyclops that his name is Nobody?
He is clever
He is courageous
He is trained for battle
He is an effective leader
Why does Odysseus blind Cyclops rather than kill him in his sleep?
Odysseus and his men lack the physical strength to kill the giant
Odysseus' heart is moved by compassion for the foolish Clyclops
Odysseus and his men need Cyclops to move the stone that blocks the cave's entrance
Odysseus' men convince him that Poseidon will curse them if they kill any of the Cyclopes
In which episode does Odysseus lose all of his men?
The Sirens
The Cyclops
The Lotus-Eaters
The Cattle of the Sun God
At the end of the episode with Cyclops, what does Polyphemus do that affects future events in the epic?
He destroys Odysseus' ships
He prophesies that Odysseus will visit Hades
He begs his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus
He tells Odysseus that he will chase him back to Ithaca
If people are described as fugitives from justice, which statement is most likely to be true of them?
They are being held in jail
They have run away to avoid arrest
They have committed a minor crime
They have been found note guilty at trial
Which sort of situation would someone be most likely to want to avenge?
kindness to a needy stranger
feelings of self-hatred or disgust
remorse for an accidental wrong
violence against a family member
In which activity would you be most likely to apply tactics?
participating in ballroom dancing
playing a game of chess
playing a guitar solo
knitting a scarf
As they travel through the land of the Sirens, how do Odysseus' men avoid falling under the Sirens' spell?
Odysseus ties them up
Odysseus plugs their ears
They look only at their oars
They listen only to Odysseus
Why does most of the excerpt from Part 1 qualify as a flashback?
Homer interrupts the story of Odysseus' journey home by having Odysseus tell Alcinous of earlier events
In the early scenes, Homer hints at dangers that Odysseus will face in future episodes of the epic
Homer opens the narrative with an invocation to the muse of epic poetry
The adventures of Odysseus are set in the distant past
By definition, what makes the Odyssey an epic?
It is a long lyric poem that expresses a speaker's strong emotions about actual events
It is a long narrative poem featuring real people and based on actual historical events
It is a long dramatic poem that includes supernatural elements and features long journeys
It is a long narrative poem featuring a hero who embodies traits that are important to his culture
