What danger do the Lotus-Eaters pose to Odysseus’ men in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1?

In which of these episodes does Odysseus lose all his men?

What does Polyphemus do that affects future events in the epic?

If people are described as fugitives from justice, which statement is most likely to be true of them? Base your answer on the meaning of fugitives.

Which sort of situation would someone be most likely to want to avenge?

In which activity would you be most likely to apply tactics?

What values important to the ancient Greeks inspire Odysseus’ observations in these lines from the excerpt?

“In the next land we found were Cyclopes,giants, louts, without a law to bless them.In ignorance leaving the fruitage of the earth in mysteryto the immortal gods, they neither plownor sow by hand, nor till the ground. . . .Cyclopes have no muster and no meeting,no consultation or old tribal ways. . . .”

Tempts fate by behaving recklessly. What is the reaction of his men? 

Which of these passages best supports that Tempts tries to discourage his rashness?

As they travel through the land of the Sirens, how do Odysseus’ men avoid falling under the Sirens’ spell?

Which of these passages best supports Odysseus’ men plug their ears?