1. When Odysseus goes to explore the land of the Cyclops, he ____ (1 point)
goes by himself.
takes his two best friends with him.
takes his twelve best men with him.
takes his whole crew with him.
2. Odysseus blinds Polyphemus instead of killing him because ____ (1 point)
he doesn’t want to anger Poseidon.
he needs him to move the great stone slab that blocks the door.
he doesn’t have the strength to kill him.
he wants Polyphemus to suffer for a long time.
3. Odysseus and his men escape Polyphemus by ____ (1 point)
inching along the cave wall to the door.
waiting for him to go off to the meadow with his sheep.
hiding under the sheep as they pass out of the cave.
tricking the other Cyclops into helping them.
4. The poem “Ithaka” says that Cyclops is one of the things you won’t encounter unless ____ (1 point)
you bring it along inside your soul.
you are wise and full of experience.
you keep your thoughts raised high.
Ithaka gives you a marvelous journey.