The Odyssey: Central Ideas and Character Motivation, Part 2

Question 1

What inferences can be made about Odysseus based on his choice to stay and see the Cyclops? Check all that apply.

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B: Odysseus is curious about what the Cyclops is like.; C: Odysseus wants to see if the Cyclops will give him anything.

Question 2

Question 2

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B

Question 3

What motivates Odysseus to reveal his true name to the Cyclops?

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D: pride and anger

Question 4

What deeper meaning is revealed through the Cyclops’s interpretation of the prophecy?

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B: Epic heroes can have qualities that one would expect only a supernatural being to have.

Question 5

What motivates Cyclops to ask Poseidon to interfere with Odysseus’s journey home?

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Cyclops is motivated by anger and a desire for revenge after being blinded by Odysseus. Furthermore, Odysseus's hubris leads him to reveal his true identity while sailing away, which allows the Cyclops to identify him by name in his prayer to Poseidon, requesting that Odysseus never reach home or that his journey be filled with hardship.

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