The Odyssey Part 1

The Odyssey is written by...

• Odysseus

• Agamemnon

• Homer

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The Odyssey begins after...

• The Trojan War

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Fall of Rome

• The Civil War

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Who is the epic hero of The Odyssey?

• Menlaus

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Euryolochus

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What danger do the Lotus-Eaters pose to Odysseus’ men in the excerpt from

the Odyssey, 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.

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What gift does Odysseus give to the Cyclops?

• bread

• wine

• wheat

• grain

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Odysseus and what remained of his men were able to escape the Cyclops by

• playing him music

• putting him to sleep

• stabbing him in the eye, then hiding under his sheep

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Odysseus must journey to the Land of the Dead to

• consult the blind prophet Tiresias

• visit his mother

• give Elpenor a proper burial

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Odysseus puts wax in his men's ears to protect them from the song of the

• Land of the Dead

• Island of the Lotus

• Sirens

• Sun God

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What are the sea monsters that Odysseus and his men must travel past?

• Hector and Achilles

• Scylla and Charybdis

• Gorgon and Medussa

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Zeus punished Odysseus and his men for slaughtering the Sun God's cattle by

• cursing them with boils.

• blowing up their ship, killing everyone except Odysseus.

• slaughtering their own livestock.

• starving them on their journey home.

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