Odyssey Quiz - 1
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- Q1Who is the main character of the Odyssey?TelemachusOdysseusPolyphemusZeus30s
- Q2How does our story begin?With Odysseus telling Alcinous of his travelsWith Zues and Poseidon discussing the fate of OdysseusWith Odyssesu landing in the land of the CyclopsWith the Trojan War beginning30s
- Q3Where is Odysseus' home?CiconesIthacaAeoliaAeaea30s
- Q4When arriving at the first spot in our story, Ismarus, what did Odysseus and his men do?Stormed the place and killed the men who foughtTook shelterTraded with the nativesSlept aboard their ships30s
- Q5What did the Lotus flower do to those who ate it?Get fatTurn into pigsMade them forget their questMade them mutinous against their captain30s
- Q6How did Odysseus get his men to leave the Island of the Lotus Eaters?Tricked them into the boatUsed his knowledge to talk them out of their tranceKilled them and took their bodies on the shipCarried and tied them down30s
- Q7Which word best describes the Cyclopes?Natural-FarmersSavagePoliteCivilized30s
- Q8What did Odysseus and his men find in the Cyclops' home?Cheese and lambsWineWaterFarming tools30s
- Q9Why did Odysseus not kill Polyphemus when he first had the chance?His men frowned upon killing magical creaturesHe feared the wrath of PoseidonHe wanted Polyphemus to join his crewHe knew he needed Polyphemus to move the boulder30s
- Q10What is the Cyclops' name?CalypsoPolyphemusTelemachusCirce30s
- Q11What did Odysseus tell Polyphemus his name was?King of IthacaOdysseusSomeoneNohbdy30s
- Q12What did Polyphemus grant Odysseus in exchange for his name?The gift of 1 ram to eatThe gift of eating him firstThe gift of eating him lastThe gift of allowing one man to leave the cave30s
- Q13What did Odysseus offer Polyphemus?WineKnowledgePowerA chance to meet his father30s
- Q14Who is Polyphemus' father?ZuesOdysseusPoseidonHelios30s
- Q15What was the first step in Odysseus and his men escaping the Cyclops?Flattering him into letting them goKilling his sheepStabbing him in the stomachGetting Polyphemus drunk30s