Reading Quiz #1: Book 9 - Book 11

1. What is the false name that Odysseus gives to Polyphemus the Cyclops and why is it ironic?
2. How does Odysseus escape from Polyphemus?
3. What arête (excellence) does Odysseus show in this section of the poem?
4. What weaknesses does Odysseus show? What is his hubris (what is too excessive in his personality?
5. What does Odysseus’s final interaction with the Cyclops reveal about his [Odysseus’s] character?
6. How is Odysseus able to survive Circe's potion? How long do they stay with her? Why?
7. What must Odysseus do before returning to Ithaca? What happens there?