"Sailing from Troy" and "The Lotus Eaters"

Who is the speaker in the opening lines, and to whom is the speaker appealing?

• Odysseus, Athena (Goddess of Wisdom)

• Homer, Muse of Epic Poetry

• Odysseus, Muse of Epic Poetry

• Homer, Athena (Goddess of Wisdom)

Type in the two epithets used to describe Odysseus in lines 1-5. Explain what these descriptive phrases tell you about Odysseus.

Paraphrase in one complete sentence what the speaker says will ultimately happen to Odysseus' men and why in lines 10-15.

Where is Odysseus at the beginning of the section titled "Sailing from Troy", and to whom is he telling his tale? (Hint: Look at the introductory information in blue.)

• Troy, Homer

• Phaeacia, Calypso

• Troy, Alcinous

• Phaeacia, Alcinous

In lines 27-31, Odysseus tells Alcinous that he has "been detained long by Calypso...who held [him]...to be her heart's delight." What does this imply?

• He was Calypso's captive.

• She was in love with him.

• Both answers are correct.

• None of these is correct.

In lines 35-37, what claim does Odysseus make about home? Do not quote the lines-explain/paraphrase them.

Odysseus says his men were mutinous on the island of the Cicones. What does mutinous mean? (Hint: Look at the margin notes.)

• rebellious

• changed

• obedient

• silly

To what does Odysseus compare the Cicone army in lines 53-55, and what does this imply about the Cicones?

True or false: The simile in lines 53-55 is an epic, or Homeric, simile.

• True

• False

Who are the Achaeans? (Hint: Look at the margin notes.)

• the Cicones

• the gods

• the Greeks

• the Trojans