Cyclops Questions:
1. Why do you think Odysseus and his men make an offering to the gods?
2. What details help you visualize the gruesome scene, where the Cyclops is eating
Odysseus’ shipmates?
3. Why doesn’t Odysseus kill the Cyclops at this moment? What factors must
Odysseus consider in devising a successful plan of escape?
4. Odysseus says that the rams may have entered the cave at “ a god’s bidding,”
What does this mean, and what does it suggest about the role the rams will play?
5. What is ironic about Cyclops’s saying he will eat Nobody last?
6. What steps does Odysseus take to prepare for their escape?
7. How does Odysseus sabotage his escape without the gods knowing what he did to
the Cyclops? How does Odysseus’ arrogance get the best of him?
8. What do you think Odysseus learns from this part of his journey?