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100
Who is the goddess that helps Odysseus along his journey? 
Athena
100

What is NOT part of Odysseus' plan to escape the Cyclops?

A) Get the Cyclops drunk
B) Stab the Cyclops in the leg
C) Tie himself and his men under the sheep

B) Stab the Cyclops in the leg

100

What monster sucks down sea water and consumes everything and anyone around it?

A) Sirens
B) Charybdis
C) Scylla

B) Charybdis

100

The people that attempt to give Odysseus and his men a certain plant that will make them forget about returning home were called:

The Lotus Eaters 

100

Blind prophet who guards the underworld (Hades), who Odysseus goes to see to find out how to get home.

Tiresias

200
Who holds Odysseus captive for seven years?
Calypso 
200

Who is the wife of Odysseus? 

Penelope

200
How many heads does Scylla have? 
Six
200

Where is Odysseus's home? (MUST give the city AND country)

Ithaca, Greece

200

Who owns the sacred cattle?

Helios (the sun god)

300

Circe turns Odysseus' men into ______________

Pigs / Swine


300
Who is the son of Odysseus? 
Telemachus 
300

Name ONE reason why the tribe of Cicones attacked Odysseus and his men.


Because they attacked them first, stole their belongings, enslaved their women, etc. They were defending themselves.

300

Why do the men end up eating Helios' the cattle at Thrinacia? (WILL ACCEPT 2 ANSWERS)

They were starving OR because Odysseus fell asleep and couldn't stop them.

300
By the end of Part 1, how many survivors are there? 
One-- Odysseus 
400

Who does Homer call on to help tell his story? (In the very beginning of Part I)

The Muses (Daughters of Zeus)

400

The name that Odysseus gives the Cyclops at first when he asks him his name.

Nohbdy (Nobody)

400
Name one person who Odysseus sees in the Underworld that he was NOT expecting to see.

His mother OR Elpenor (his crewmate)

400

How long does Circe keep Odysseus on her island?  (ACCORDING TO THE STORY, NOT THE MOVIE!)

One year 

400

Who gives Odysseus the magic herb that keeps Circe's spell from working on him?

Hermes (the messenger god)

500
Who is the god of the sea and why is he angry with Odysseus? 
Poseidon. He is angry because Odysseus stabbed his son in the eye (Cyclops)
500

How do Odysseus and his men avoid the dangers of the Sirens? 

Odysseus is tied to the ship mast and his men put wax in their ears to keep from hearing the song

500

Why does Odysseus choose to pass closer to Scylla than Charybdis in the strait of water?

Because he would lose only 6 men instead of his whole crew.

500

At the end of Part 1, who had Odysseus just finished telling his story to?

A) Calypso
B) Penelope
C) King Alcinous

C) King Alcinous

500

What did Aeolus (God of Wind) put in the bag to help Odysseus (must be specific)?

All the "bad" winds that cause storms; all but the west wind that would push Odysseus home