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Herald and messenger of the gods who gives Odysseus a magic herb to help him against Circe
- ✔✔Hermes
Leader of the suitors - ✔✔Antinous
Odysseus' wife - ✔✔Penelope
Odysseus' fatal flaw is - ✔✔Arrogance, Extreme Pride
Who is Polyphemus' father? - ✔✔Poseidon
Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus where he lays? - ✔✔The Cyclops is the only one
strong enough to move the stone that is the barrier to exit the cave
What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus? - ✔✔Nobody
What does Odysseus shove into Polyphemus' eye? - ✔✔A wooden spear that has been heated
How does Odysseus get his men out of the Cyclops' cave? - ✔✔They hide under the sheep
What creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing on? - ✔✔Laestrygonians
Who is the captain of the winds? - ✔✔Aeolus
, What does Odysseus order his men to do when they reach the island of the sun god? - ✔✔He orders
them to NOT eat the cattle no matter how tempting it may be
Who was the man that persuaded Odysseus' men to eat the cattle? - ✔✔Eurylochus
Why does Odysseus not stop his men from eating the cattle of the sun god? - ✔✔He is asleep
Why does Penelope test Odysseus with the details of their bed? - ✔✔To prove that he's
really Odysseus and not an imposter.
How does Odysseus win the battle with the Cyclops? - ✔✔Tricks Polyphemus with a false name
and wine, then blinds him and escapes under the bellies of sheep.
What does Circe turn Odysseus's men into? - ✔✔Pigs
What is Odysseus disguised as when he returns to Ithaca? - ✔✔a beggar
Which god gives Odysseus the most trouble? - ✔✔Poseidon
What weapon is used in the challenge Penelope presents the suitors with? - ✔✔bow and arrow
A mild danger, the lotus, is to be avoided because anyone who eats it: - ✔✔wishes to stay in the
land of the lotus forever
An epic is best defined as a: - ✔✔long narrative poem about a hero
Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops rather than kill him? - ✔✔Only Cyclops can move the
boulder blocking the cave
Correct answers
Herald and messenger of the gods who gives Odysseus a magic herb to help him against Circe
- ✔✔Hermes
Leader of the suitors - ✔✔Antinous
Odysseus' wife - ✔✔Penelope
Odysseus' fatal flaw is - ✔✔Arrogance, Extreme Pride
Who is Polyphemus' father? - ✔✔Poseidon
Why does Odysseus not kill Polyphemus where he lays? - ✔✔The Cyclops is the only one
strong enough to move the stone that is the barrier to exit the cave
What fake name does Odysseus give Polyphemus? - ✔✔Nobody
What does Odysseus shove into Polyphemus' eye? - ✔✔A wooden spear that has been heated
How does Odysseus get his men out of the Cyclops' cave? - ✔✔They hide under the sheep
What creatures destroy all of Odysseus' ships except the one he is sailing on? - ✔✔Laestrygonians
Who is the captain of the winds? - ✔✔Aeolus
, What does Odysseus order his men to do when they reach the island of the sun god? - ✔✔He orders
them to NOT eat the cattle no matter how tempting it may be
Who was the man that persuaded Odysseus' men to eat the cattle? - ✔✔Eurylochus
Why does Odysseus not stop his men from eating the cattle of the sun god? - ✔✔He is asleep
Why does Penelope test Odysseus with the details of their bed? - ✔✔To prove that he's
really Odysseus and not an imposter.
How does Odysseus win the battle with the Cyclops? - ✔✔Tricks Polyphemus with a false name
and wine, then blinds him and escapes under the bellies of sheep.
What does Circe turn Odysseus's men into? - ✔✔Pigs
What is Odysseus disguised as when he returns to Ithaca? - ✔✔a beggar
Which god gives Odysseus the most trouble? - ✔✔Poseidon
What weapon is used in the challenge Penelope presents the suitors with? - ✔✔bow and arrow
A mild danger, the lotus, is to be avoided because anyone who eats it: - ✔✔wishes to stay in the
land of the lotus forever
An epic is best defined as a: - ✔✔long narrative poem about a hero
Why does Odysseus blind the Cyclops rather than kill him? - ✔✔Only Cyclops can move the
boulder blocking the cave
