Honors English 9 Odyssey Test Actual Questions and Answers 2023-2024 with complete solution How long was Odysseus at war for? Ans- 10 years.How long did it take Odysseus to get home? Ans- 10 years.What is the name of Odysseus' father? Ans- Laertes.What is the name of Odysseus' hometown? Ans- Ithaca.What did Odysseus and his crew do upon arriving at the island of the Cicones? Ans- They pillaged the city.What did the Lotus plant do to the eater? Ans- It caused them to lose all longing for home.What does Odysseus describe the Cyclopes as? Ans- Big and dumb.What specifically stopped Odysseus and his men from leaving the cave of the Cyclops?Ans- 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? Ans- 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?Ans- Polyphemus.What stopped Odysseus from killing the Cyclops the first time? Ans- He realized that by killing him, he would have no way out, thanks to the massive slab.How did Odysseus injure the Cyclops? Ans- He stabbed him in the eye with a stake.What did Odysseus do to lower the Cyclops' mental capacity? Ans- He fed him wine.What did Odysseus do to fool the Cyclops? Ans- He told him his name was Nohbdy (Nobdy's hurt me!). 1 / 2
How did Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops? Ans- They hid underneath the giant sheep's bellies.As Odysseus and his men were escaping, what did Odysseus do that infuriated the Cyclops? Ans- He taunted him.What happened when the Cyclops threw a hilltop/boulder/whatever you want to call it?Ans- 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? Ans- It curses Odysseus.What does Aeolus, the wind king, give Odysseus and his crew? Ans- 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? Ans- Some of Odysseus' men open the bag of storms, and it blew the ship back to Aeolus' island.What is the name of the witch who's island Odysseus spends a year on? Ans- Circe.What did the witch do to Odysseus' men? Ans- Turned them into pigs.Who was the only man (of the group that went) who didn't go into the witch's palace?Ans- Eurylochus.Upon being informed of what the witch had done to his crew, what did Odysseus do?Ans- He went up to her palace.What god helped Odysseus against the witch, and what did they give him? Ans- Hermes, he gave Odysseus Moly.What did the plant Moly do for Odysseus? Ans- It stopped the witch's poison from working.Once the witch realized that the potion didn't work, what did Odysseus do? Ans- He threatened the witch's life.What deal did Odysseus make with the witch? Ans- He would sleep with her, in exchange for her working no more magic (NOTE: This is not the point that she turns his men back into humans! That comes in a later question).Odysseus was not eating at the witch's table. What request did he make, and did the witch comply? Ans- He requested the witch to return his men to their original form, which she immediately did.
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