The Odyssey

The Cyclops

100

What is the Cyclops' name?

Polyphemus

200

The name Odysseus tells the Cyclops in the beginning

Nohbdy

300

What does reared in solitude imply about the

Cyclops?

a. He has never met another creature.

b. He lacks culture and education.

c. He is lonely and depressed.

d. He had to raise himself.

B.

400

What is the first thing Odysseus and his men do to try and fool the Cyclops?

Offer him wine to drink.

500

How do Odysseus and his men physically get out of the cave?

By tying themselves to the sheep

The Sirens

100

True or false: Circe does not warn Odysseus of the sirens and their deadly songs.

False

200

What is the setting of this chapter?

A. Sirens Island

B. Ithaca

C. Capri Island

D. Princeton High School

A.

300

How did the sirens attempt to lure people to their island?

With their beautiful voices.

400

How did the crews ignore the sirens?

They put beeswax in their ears.

500

What was the crew's motive behind not untying Odysseus?

They did not want him to fall under the spell of the sirens.

Scylla and Charybdis

100

Who is giving this speech? "Friends, have we never been in danger before this? More fearsome, is it now than when the Cyclops penned us in his cave...Did I not keep my nerve and use my wits to find a way out for us"

Odysseus

200

What is an epic simile?

A long extended simile

300

"She ate them as they shrieked there, in her den, in the dire grapple, reaching still for me- and deathly pity ran me through at that sight - far the worst I ever suffered questing the passes of the strange sea?" According to Odysseus what is the worst sight he's seen? (2 parts)

The men being eaten and them crying out.

400

How many men does Odysseus sacrifice when he sails closer to Scylla?

6 men

500

Match each description to the character it best fits (Scylla and Charybdis):

Whirlpool personified as a monster with teeth is _______

Sea Monster with 6 heads is __________

Charybdis

Scylla

Background Notes

100

Who is the author of The Odyssey?

Homer

200

Where did Odysseus go to fight the war?

Troy

300

It was rumored that the author was both blind and nomadic. What does nomadic mean?

Travelled from place to place without a constant home.

400

How long did the battle of Troy last?

10 years

500

What does Achilles do after he kills his nemesis Hector?

Ties his body to his chariot and drags him around the walls of Troy.

The Lotus Eaters

100

How were the men kept on the boat to get away from the island where the Lotus Eaters were?

They were tied down with ropes

200

True or False - The Lotus Eaters were a savage tribe of men.

False

300

Why did Odysseus have to drag his men away from the Lotus Eaters?

His men had forgotten about their home after eating the Lotus fruit

400

True or false: Zeus creates a storm that forces Odysseus and his men to the island.

True

500

True or false: every man besides Odysseus becomes intoxicated by the lotus flower.

True