The Odyssey Quiz Books 1-5
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- 1.Who does Athena disguise herself as before she goes to meet Telemachus?
- A.
Mentes
- B.
Zeus
- C.
Penelope
- 2.What is the problem at Odysseues's home?
- A.
It's falling apart in his absence
- B.
There are men trying to marry his wife
- C.
His servants have all run away
- 3.Odysseus is loved by all of the gods except for whom?
- A.
Zues
- B.
Mentor
- C.
Poseidon
- 4.What does Telemachus tell the men to do?
- A.
Leave his home
- B.
Repair the golden calf
- C.
Make an offering to the gods
- 5.How are the ship procured, rations gotten, and crew assembled?
- A.
The citizens give them.
- B.
Mentor gets them
- C.
Athena gets them
- 6.What is Telemachus's first destination?
- A.
Sparta
- B.
Troy
- C.
Pylos
- 7.According to Nestor, why had Odysseus and Melelaus separated on the way home from Troy?
- A.
Odysseus stayed with Nestor.
- B.
Odysseus stayed with Agamemnon
- C.
Odysseus stayed with Athena.
- 8.Aegisthus had killed whom?
- A.
Agamemnon
- B.
Zeus
- C.
Nestor
- 9.Who avenges him?
- A.
Hector
- B.
Telemachus
- C.
Orestes
- 10.Where does Telemachus find Menelaus?
- A.
At a double wedding
- B.
On the battlefield
- C.
In the barn
- 11.For whom does Menelaus grieve most?
- A.
His brother
- B.
His son
- C.
His wife
- 12.Why does Helen drug the wine?
- A.
So she can sneak away
- B.
To liven up the party.
- C.
So they forget their sorrows.
- 13.Who tells Calypso that she must release Odysseus?
- A.
Mentor
- B.
Hermes
- C.
Zeus
- 14.How does he take to the wine dark sea?
- A.
On a raft
- B.
On a ship
- C.
On a tugboat
- 15.How does Odysseus get on the island?
- A.
Zues helps
- B.
Hermes helps
- C.
Athena helps
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