Odyssey Study Guide Book IX

Answer these questions as you read.

  1. What happened to someone who ate of the lotus?
  1. How heavy was the door of the Cyclops’ cave?
  1. What does the Cyclops do instead of answering Odysseus?
  1. Why doesn’t Odysseus kill the Cyclops?
  1. What gift does Odysseus give the Cyclops?
  1. What “present” does the Cyclops offer in return?
  1. How do the men sneak out of the cave?
  1. What does Odysseus do after he escapes and returns to his ship?
  1. How does the Cyclops respond?
  1. What did a prophet once prophesy about the Cyclops?
  1. What does the Cyclops ask of his father Poseidon?