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HONORS ENGLISH 9 ODYSSEY TEST | 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED |
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED A+
How long was Odysseus at war for? - (ANSWER)10 years.
How long did it take Odysseus to get home? - (ANSWER)10 years.
What is the name of Odysseus' father? - (ANSWER)Laertes.
What is the name of Odysseus' hometown? - (ANSWER)Ithaca.
What did Odysseus and his crew do upon arriving at the island of the Cicones? -
(ANSWER)They pillaged the city.
What did the Lotus plant do to the eater? - (ANSWER)It caused them to lose all longing for
home.
What does Odysseus describe the Cyclopes as? - (ANSWER)Big and dumb.
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What specifically stopped Odysseus and his men from leaving the cave of the Cyclops? -
(ANSWER)A large slab covering the entrance to the cave, and too heavy to be moved by even
all of the men in the cave.
How many men were killed by the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)Six, on three different occasions.
First, when they were discovered, the cyclops ate two men. Second, when he left the cave, he ate
two men once again. Finally, the night that Odysseus and his crew blinded the cyclops, he ate
two more men.
What was the name of the Cyclops who's cave Odysseus and his crew get trapped in? -
(ANSWER)Polyphemus.
What stopped Odysseus from killing the Cyclops the first time? - (ANSWER)He realized that by
killing him, he would have no way out, thanks to the massive slab.
How did Odysseus injure the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)He stabbed him in the eye with a stake.
What did Odysseus do to lower the Cyclops' mental capacity? - (ANSWER)He fed him wine.
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What did Odysseus do to fool the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)He told him his name was Nohbdy
(Nobdy's hurt me!).
How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)They hid underneath the
giant sheep's bellies.
As Odysseus and his men were escaping, what did Odysseus do that infuriated the Cyclops? -
(ANSWER)He taunted him.
What happened when the Cyclops threw a hilltop/boulder/whatever you want to call it? -
(ANSWER)It created a massive wave that brought Odysseus' ship back to shore.
After Odysseus taunts the Cyclops the second time, what does the Cyclops do? - (ANSWER)It
curses Odysseus.
What does Aeolus, the wind king, give Odysseus and his crew? - (ANSWER)A west wind
blowing towards Ithaca, and a bag full of unfavorable stormy winds.
Odysseus and his crew are near Ithaca. Why did they not make it? - (ANSWER)Some of
Odysseus' men open the bag of storms, and it blew the ship back to Aeolus' island.
HONORS ENGLISH 9 ODYSSEY TEST | 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED |
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED A+
How long was Odysseus at war for? - (ANSWER)10 years.
How long did it take Odysseus to get home? - (ANSWER)10 years.
What is the name of Odysseus' father? - (ANSWER)Laertes.
What is the name of Odysseus' hometown? - (ANSWER)Ithaca.
What did Odysseus and his crew do upon arriving at the island of the Cicones? -
(ANSWER)They pillaged the city.
What did the Lotus plant do to the eater? - (ANSWER)It caused them to lose all longing for
home.
What does Odysseus describe the Cyclopes as? - (ANSWER)Big and dumb.
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What specifically stopped Odysseus and his men from leaving the cave of the Cyclops? -
(ANSWER)A large slab covering the entrance to the cave, and too heavy to be moved by even
all of the men in the cave.
How many men were killed by the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)Six, on three different occasions.
First, when they were discovered, the cyclops ate two men. Second, when he left the cave, he ate
two men once again. Finally, the night that Odysseus and his crew blinded the cyclops, he ate
two more men.
What was the name of the Cyclops who's cave Odysseus and his crew get trapped in? -
(ANSWER)Polyphemus.
What stopped Odysseus from killing the Cyclops the first time? - (ANSWER)He realized that by
killing him, he would have no way out, thanks to the massive slab.
How did Odysseus injure the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)He stabbed him in the eye with a stake.
What did Odysseus do to lower the Cyclops' mental capacity? - (ANSWER)He fed him wine.
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What did Odysseus do to fool the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)He told him his name was Nohbdy
(Nobdy's hurt me!).
How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops? - (ANSWER)They hid underneath the
giant sheep's bellies.
As Odysseus and his men were escaping, what did Odysseus do that infuriated the Cyclops? -
(ANSWER)He taunted him.
What happened when the Cyclops threw a hilltop/boulder/whatever you want to call it? -
(ANSWER)It created a massive wave that brought Odysseus' ship back to shore.
After Odysseus taunts the Cyclops the second time, what does the Cyclops do? - (ANSWER)It
curses Odysseus.
What does Aeolus, the wind king, give Odysseus and his crew? - (ANSWER)A west wind
blowing towards Ithaca, and a bag full of unfavorable stormy winds.
Odysseus and his crew are near Ithaca. Why did they not make it? - (ANSWER)Some of
Odysseus' men open the bag of storms, and it blew the ship back to Aeolus' island.
