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.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What inference can be made about the Cyclops based on the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Cyclops is more like a violent animal than a civilized man.

Question 3

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

pride and anger

Question 4

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The Cyclops, Polyphemus, is motivated by a desire for revenge after Odysseus blinds him and then taunts him from his ship. Angered by the loss of his sight and the insult to his pride when Odysseus reveals his true identity, Polyphemus calls upon his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus so that he may never reach home, or if he does, that he arrive late, alone, and to a house full of trouble.

Question 6

What information did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Odysseus continues to insult the Cyclops.; The Cyclops is angry because he was blinded and tricked.; The Cyclops wants revenge.; The gods have power over men’s lives.

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