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Homer's Odyssey Book 9
Homer's Odyssey Book 9
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1
Who is Odysseus speaking to at the beginning of Book 9?
Lotus Eaters
King Alcinous
Phaeacians
Cicones
2
How many adventures were featured in Book 9?
3
4
1
2
3
What is the name of the Cyclops?
Polythemus
Metis
Polyphemus
Nobody
4
What does Odysseus shout back to the Cyclops?
His name
Somebody else's name
That he is called Nobody
His father's name
5
What was Odysseus’ first stop after leaving Troy?
Aeaea
Ismarus
Telepylus
Cicones
6
How many men die in the Lotus Eaters' episode?
0
6
11 ships worth
44
7
What literary technique is used in Book 9?
in medias res
prologue
flashback
foreshadowing
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Who sends a “terrible gale” to blow Odysseus off course, after the Cicones' episode?
Zeus
Poseidon
Hermes
Aeolus
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What “gift” does the Cyclops offer Odysseus?
Some treasure chests
2 cheeses
A nice engraved cup
To eat him last
10
What does Odysseus say when the Cyclops asks about where his boat is moored?
Says the ship is in a nearby harbour
Said they flew there by plane
Says the ship is on Goat Island
Says the ship has been wrecked by Poseidon
11
Where did Odysseus get the wine which he gave to the Cyclops?
From the Lotus Eaters
From Maron the Cicones' Priest
From Circe's palace
From Antiphates, the Laestrygonian chief
12
How many men does Odysseus send out to scout the Land of the Lotus Eaters?
22
2
3
1
13
How does Odysseus get his men out of the cave?
Athene casts a mist around them
They cling under sheep
They climb on board a golden ram
They have a cloak of invisibility
14
Which two (female) characters does Odysseus start his story with?
Arete
Nausicaa
Calypso
Circe
15
What does Odysseus say his name is to the Cyclops?
Nobody
Antinous
Polyphemus
Me tis
16
Why are Odysseus' men foolish in the Cicones' episode?
They don't listen to Odysseus
They provoke the Cicones into a battle
They eat the Lotus Flower
They sit and picnic on the beach
17
In what way are Odysseus and his men bad guests when they first arrive at the Cyclops' cave?
Eat cheese without waiting for host to return
Start criticising the décor of his cave
Start sacrificing a cute baby goat
Blind the Cyclops with a wooden stake
18
What does the Cyclops do as Odysseus leaves the island?
Spears his men
Throws stones at their ship
Offers him a bag of wind
Makes a curse against him
19
What does Odysseus do when he returns to the smaller island next to the Cylopes' island?
does a spot of fishing
listens to Demodocus the Bard
sacrifices a baby goat to Hermes
sacrifices the heroic ram to Zeus
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Why does Odysseus not kill the Cyclops?
Cyclopes cannot be killed
Can't be bothered
Needs him to roll back stone covering cave entrance
Forms a close friendship with him
